Four service members have died in the crash of an S-70 military helicopter in Turkey’s Malatya province. The accident occurred in the Samanköy area of Yeşilyurt district.
Turkey’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the incident and said the cause of the crash has not yet been determined. According to the official statement, teams arrived at the crash site and immediately began search-and-rescue operations.
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Ambulances, fire trucks and several medical teams were sent to the scene. The ministry later confirmed that all four service members aboard the helicopter had died.
In its statement, the ministry described the four service members as having died in the line of duty and stressed that the cause of the S-70 helicopter crash in Malatya remains unknown. It offered condolences to the victims’ families, the Turkish Armed Forces and the country’s citizens.
Malatya Governor Seddar Yavuz also went to the crash site, where he conducted inspections alongside representatives of the military authorities. In a social media post, he confirmed the deaths of the four service members and offered condolences to their families.
The circumstances of the crash remain unclear and are expected to be clarified by an investigation.
