BISHKEK, Jan 18 (NNN-KNA) – An Mi-8 military helicopter crashed in Kyrgyzstan yesterday, killing one and injuring eight, the Ministry of Defence of Kyrgyzstan, said.
The accident occurred at about 11.00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), near the village of Dostuk, on the territory of the Frunze-1 airbase, located south-west of Bishkek, said the ministry in a report.
As a result of the crash, one serviceman was killed, and eight people were injured, among whom four are now in intensive care, with one in severe condition, the report said.
The helicopter of the Air Defence Forces made an emergency hard landing, during training flights. Additional information about the investigation results will be announced later, the Ministry of Defence said.– NNN-KNA
