ANKARA: Five soldiers were killed and another was critically injured in a military helicopter crash in southwest Turkey on Monday, the defence ministry said.
The UH-1 helicopter went down during a training flight in Isparta province, a ministry statement said. The injured soldier was hospitalised for treatment.
Isparta Mayor Şükrü Başdeğirmen stated that they received information about the crash of a military helicopter in Keçiborlu district and that all the municipality’s fire and search-and-rescue teams had been sent to the area.
Başdeğirmen also mentioned that the search-and-rescue teams were on their way and awaiting further information. He added that there was no information yet regarding the total number of personnel on the helicopter.
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