TOKYO, April 9 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter with 10 crew members and passengers aboard crashed Monday in mountains of central Japan, injuring three, Kyodo News said.

    One person was critically injured, the report said, citing the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and local authorities.

    The helicopter crashed at around 4:20 p.m. (0720 GMT) in mountains near the border of Toyama and Nagano prefectures, shortly after it took off, it said.