Five die in Istanbul helicopter crash

IANS  |  Istanbul 

At least five persons were killed when a helicopter crashed here on Friday, the media reported.

The Sikorsky S-76 commercial utility helicopter hit a tower of TV before it crashed in the district of Beylikduzu, Xinhua news agency repoorted.

At least seven persons were aboard, including two pilots, four foreigners and one Turkish national.

Heavy fog was reportedly the cause of the incident.

--IANS

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Five die in Istanbul helicopter crash

At least five persons were killed when a helicopter crashed here on Friday, the media reported.

At least five persons were killed when a helicopter crashed here on Friday, the media reported.

The Sikorsky S-76 commercial utility helicopter hit a tower of TV before it crashed in the district of Beylikduzu, Xinhua news agency repoorted.

At least seven persons were aboard, including two pilots, four foreigners and one Turkish national.

Heavy fog was reportedly the cause of the incident.

--IANS

py/vt

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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