Private helicopter crashes in northwestern Turkey

A private helicopter crashed in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday, Turkish media reported.

The helicopter with a tail registration No. "TC-HET" and belonging to Ciner Group crashed due to an unknown cause near Lake Iznik in Orhangazi town of the northwestern province of Bursa, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

Officials were quoted as saying that two pilots of the helicopter were wounded while a technician survived unscratched, Xinhua reported.

Officials of search and rescue team said that five separate teams as well as medical teams were sent to the region immediately after the crash.


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