A helicopter carrying medical workers crashes in Russia, killing all four people on board

This photo released on October 26 by the press service of Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry shows the remains of an ambulance helicopter that made a hard landing in the forest near the village of Beleenki in Russia’s Kirov Oblast. (AP)

MOSCOW, Oct 27 (AP): An Mi-2 helicopter crashed in Russia’s central Kirov region on Saturday, killing all four people on board, emergency services said. A helicopter operated by one pilot and carrying a doctor and two paramedics crashed in a forest near the village of Beleenki, about 700 kilometers (435 miles) east of Moscow, according to an online statement from Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry.

The ministry said rescuers initially found only three bodies at the crash site, but later located a fourth. Authorities did not immediately say what may have caused the crash. The Mi-2 is a small Soviet-designed helicopter used for various purposes.