This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2026 in Tehran, Iran, shows a screen displaying rescue members working after an Iranian army helicopter crashed in the central province of Isfahan. Four people were killed when an Iranian army helicopter crashed Tuesday morning into a fruit and vegetable market in the central province of Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. (Xinhua/Shadati)
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed when an Iranian army helicopter crashed Tuesday morning into a fruit and vegetable market in the central province of Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The pilot, co-pilot and two vendors were killed when the aircraft struck a market stall at 9:09 a.m. local time (0539 GMT), said the report.
Four ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene, Fars quoted Ali Nasiri, head of the provincial emergency medical services organization, as saying.
Mansour Shishehforoush, director general of Isfahan's crisis management department, told the official news agency IRNA that a technical failure caused the incident. ■
Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter crash in the central province of Isfahan, Iran, Feb. 24, 2026. Four people were killed when an Iranian army helicopter crashed Tuesday morning into a fruit and vegetable market in the central province of Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. (Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter crash in the central province of Isfahan, Iran, Feb. 24, 2026. Four people were killed when an Iranian army helicopter crashed Tuesday morning into a fruit and vegetable market in the central province of Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. (Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter crash in the central province of Isfahan, Iran, Feb. 24, 2026. Four people were killed when an Iranian army helicopter crashed Tuesday morning into a fruit and vegetable market in the central province of Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. (Xinhua)
