Iranian army helicopter crashes in Isfahan, killing four

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Iranian army helicopter crashes in Isfahan, killing four

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Iranian army helicopter crashes in Isfahan, killing four

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An Iranian army helicopter crashed in Isfahan, resulting in four fatalities.
The crash occurred during a training mission in a fruit market.
Previous incidents raise concerns over Iran's air safety record.

An Iranian army helicopter crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in the Dorcheh area of Isfahan province on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of four individuals, including two pilots and two merchants on the ground. State media reported that the helicopter was on a training mission at the time of the crash, which caused a fire that emergency services were able to extinguish quickly, according to aa and Reuters.

Eyewitness accounts and footage showed wreckage at the market and smoke rising from the crash site. Iranian officials, including the head of the Army Aviation Training Centre, stated that the crash's cause is currently under investigation, citing potential technical faults within the aging fleet, noted Al Jazeera and India Times.

This incident follows another recent crash involving an F-4 Phantom II fighter jet in Hamadan province, underlining Iran's ongoing issue with aviation safety due to Western sanctions that restrict access to aircraft parts, which has left the country reliant on outdated military and civilian aircraft, as reported by LA Times and AA.