Four military personnel were killed after a Turkish S-70 helicopter crashed in Samankoy, on the southern outskirts of Malatya, on Thursday, according to Turkey's Defense Ministry.
The ministry said the cause of the evening accident had not yet been determined.
Police, firefighters and medical teams rushed to the scene, where television footage showed the wreckage burning near residential buildings, with flames spreading to a nearby house.
The Demiroren News Agency reported that no civilians on the ground were injured.
The Sikorsky S-70 is widely used as a military transport helicopter, with its Black Hawk variant capable of carrying up to 11 soldiers in addition to its aircrew.
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