ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- An Ethiopian military helicopter crash in central Oromia regional state left all 17 people on board dead, state media outlet Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported on Thursday.

The helicopter owned by the Ethiopian Air Force had taken off on Thursday morning from the eastern Ethiopia city of Dire Dawa and was scheduled to arrive at Ethiopia's main Air Force base in the central Ethiopia city of Debre Zeit when it crashed about 50 km from its final destination.

ENA said among the 17 dead were two children and two women. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.