Semarang, ANTARA JATENG - All eight dead victims of ill-fated helicopter which crashed in Temanggung on Sunday have been evacuated to Bhayangkara hospital here to undergo identification process.

Their bodies arrived early Monday morning at the hospital here, where the families of the victims and the Central Java National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Chief Agus Haryono were there to receive the bodies for identification.

The identification will be conducted by the Central Java Disaster Victim Identification team.

Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the helicopter of Basarnas was reported to have crashed in Temanggung District of Central Java Province.

The Public Relation officer of Central Java Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Djarod Padakova, confirmed here the helicopter crashed in a hilly area.

According to Padakova, the Dauphin helicopter of Basarnas was previously parked in Gringsing toll gate to monitor the traffic flow of of Eid al-Fitr or Lebaran travelers.

The helicopter was heading to Dieng area of Wonosobo District, Central Java Province to assist the people after the Sileri Crater erupted on Sunday afternoon.

The Basarnas Public Relation informed a helicopter crashed in Candiroto of Temanggung District during a flight to Wonosobo.

Additionally, the security officer has closed the Sileri Crater area in Kepakisan Village, Dieng Plateau, after the eruption on Sunday, at 12.00 local time.

The preliminary reports from Banjarnegara Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency noted there were 17 tourists visiting the area when the eruption occurred. Four people were injured and treated at a community health-care center (Puskesmas) in Batur.