Fourteen people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia, state media reported on Sunday.

The helicopter, belonging to state oil giant Aramco, crashed in the eastern coastal city of Ras Tanura at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT) killing all those on board, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

All 14 victims were Saudi citizens, it reported, with investigations under way to determine the cause of the crash.

Aramco did not immediately comment.

The Saudi energy ministry shared its condolences with the victims’ families.

Ras Tanura is home to a major Aramco oil refinery – one of the largest in the Middle East.

The Reuters news agency reported that the company had resumed crude oil loading at the site on Friday after an almost four-month pause due to the war in the Middle East.

France skydiving crash horror

The Saudi crash comes amid another deadly aviation tragedy reported in Europe on Sunday. In eastern France, 11 people were killed after a light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed shortly after take-off in the town of Tomblaine.

The pilot and all 10 passengers were killed, including five instructors and five people who were preparing to skydive for the first time.

The plane, which was being used by a parachutist school, had taken off from Nancy-Essey airfield when it crashed suddenly at around 11:00 local time (10:00 BST).

The Paris prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the cause of the incident, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said.

Some of the victims’ relatives saw the crash take place, as they had gathered at the airfield to watch the first-time tandem jumps, Nuñez added.

The mayor of the nearby city of Nancy, Mathieu Klein, said some of the victims had died “in full view of their loved ones”.

Chaynesse Khirouni, president of the eastern department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, said those family members had suffered “considerable psychological trauma”.

Nuñez said there was “very strong emotion” when he visited the crash site, as well as “great solidarity” for the families of the victims.