Rescue helicopter crashes into hospital - several dead!

By Mirjam Schmitt

Muğla (Turkey) - A rescue helicopter has crashed into a hospital in thesouthern Turkish province of Muğla and then crashed.

Fotomontage: X/DahiliyeDoktoru
The effects of the impact can be seen on the facade of the hospital (left) and on the helicopter (right).

Four passengers died, said provincial governor Idris Akbiyik. Among them were the two pilots, a doctor and one other person.

The cause of the accident is still unclear.

The helicopter was supposed to fly to the neighboring province of Antalya, Akbiyik said. It was foggy at the time of take-off.

The facade of the hospital was damaged by the impact, as can be seen in pictures. According to official information, patients in the building were not injuredin the accident.