Three Russians killed in Turkey helicopter crash

MOSCOW, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Three Russians were among the five people killed in a helicopter crash in western Turkey on Thursday, Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia confirmed.

The Kamov Ka-32 helicopter hit a mountainous slope before it crashed into a valley during a firefighting mission, killing all five people on board, said a spokesperson for Rosaviatsia.

Among those killed, three were Russian crew members and the other two were Turkish citizens, according to the spokesperson.

The spokesperson added that the accident would be investigated by Turkish authorities with assistance from Rosaviatsia and Interstate Aviation Committee, an organization authorized to oversee the use and management of civil aviation in the Commonwealth of Independent States.