During training flight
Military helicopter collision in Turkey: 6 dead
Six people were killed in a collision between two military helicopters in the Turkish province of Isparta on Monday. The accident occurred during regular training flights. An investigation has been launched.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen "Two helicopters collided during a training flight and one of them crashed," provincial governor Abdullah Erin told public television station TRT Haber. According to Turkish authorities, the second helicopter was able to land safely after the crash.
Both provincial governor Erin and the Ministry of Defense in Ankara initially spoke of five soldiers killed, but later raised the number to six after one of the wounded died in hospital.
An investigation has been launched
Among the victims was a brigadier general who was responsible for the military flight school, said Erin. It is still unclear why the two aircraft came too close to each other. An investigation has been launched, according to the authorities.
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