Three injured in US military plane crash in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said all three casualties are American

The Australian Defence Department said a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed on Melville Island during Exercise Predators Run, involving forces from the US, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor (Darren England/AAP/AP)

Three United States military personnel were taken to a hospital after a US aircraft crashed on a north Australian island during a multination military exercise on Sunday, officials said.

One of the injured is in a critical condition and the other two are stable, rescue helicopter operator CareFlight said in a statement.