Iranian state TV: Helicopter crash kills 5 in western Iran
An emergency medical helicopter crashed in a southwestern Iranian village on Monday en route to treat a pregnant mother, killing all five people on board, state TV reported. "Following the request to save the life of a 26-year old pregnant mother who needed emergency care ... a helicopter was dispatched which unfortunately had an accident," said Pir Hossein Koolivand, who heads Iran's emergency services. "Three crew members and two first aid workers were martyred", he added.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 04 March 2019
- Modified Date: 04:36 | 04 March 2019
Iran's state TV is reporting that five people were killed after a rescue helicopter crashed in the country's western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
The TV says the helicopter was trying to airlift a pregnant woman, but did not make it to her location on Monday.
Pirhossein Koulivand, head of the country's emergency medical services, told the TV three of the five aboard were flight crew and two were rescue workers
Iranian aircraft crashes have been blamed on its old fleet and years of international sanctions over the country's nuclear program.
In 2016, a helicopter belonged to the oil company crashed in the Caspian Sea, killing five onboard. In 2015, four died in a crash of a helicopter transferring an injured oil staffer to hospital from an offshore oil platform.
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