Army helicopter goes down in central Iran video

A military training helicopter belonging to Iran’s army aviation crashed on Tuesday, February 24, in the town of Darche in central Iran, according to preliminary reports from local media.

State broadcaster IRIB reported that emergency services were immediately dispatched to the crash site. Three ambulances from the national emergency service and a medical bus arrived shortly after the incident, while rescue and medical personnel began assessing conditions and providing assistance.

The helicopter involved in the accident was identified as a training aircraft operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation.

Darche is located in the central part of Khomeyni Shahr County in Isfahan Province, near Isfahan’s 13th municipal district and approximately eight kilometres from the city centre.

Authorities have not yet released further details about casualties or the cause of the crash as assessments continue.

By Tamilla Hasanova