Iranian military helicopter crashes into fruit market, four dead

An ​Iranian Army ​helicopter crashed into a ​fruit market in the central province of Isfahan on Tuesday, ‌killing ⁠the pilot, ⁠co-pilot and two ​merchants, state media reported.

The helicopter came ​down in the city of Dorcheh, causing a fire ​that was ⁠put out ‌by emergency ​services, ​the reports added.

Experts ⁠say Iran has a poor ​air safety record, ​with repeated crashes, many involving aircraft bought before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and lacking original ‌spare parts for maintenance.


Last week, a ​U.S.-built ​F-4 fighter ⁠belonging to Iran's regular air force crashed in the western ​province of Hamadan, killing one pilot during a training flight.