A military helicopter crashed in southern Türkiye on Thursday, killing four personnel, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The aircraft went down for reasons not yet determined in Samankoy, a neighborhood on the southern outskirts of the provincial capital Malatya, in the early evening.

In a social media post, the ministry said the crash involved its S-70 helicopter and that four of its personnel aboard were killed. It offered condolences and prayers for strength to the families of the dead, the Turkish Armed Forces and the nation.S1S2

Television images showed the wreckage burning near a cluster of buildings in an otherwise open area of land. The Demiroren News Agency reported that the flames had spread to a nearby house but that there were no casualties on the ground.S1S2

Police, firefighters and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. The cause of the crash remains unknown, and the ministry has not yet said what led to the accident.S1S2