Two killed as helicopter crashes in east of Seoul

WORLD, March 15 (YPA) – At least two people were killed when a civilian helicopter crashed in n the small eastern town of Yeongwol on Wednesday, 138 kilometers east of the South Korean capital Seoul, according to local fire authorities and police.

The aircraft carrying two passengers crashed into the town located 138 kilometers east of Seoul, at around 7:46 a.m., according to the Gangwon Fire Headquarters.

The two victims ― a 65-year-old pilot and a 51-year-old freight company official ― were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Police suspect the aircraft ― which was transporting electric wires for the construction of a transmission tower ― may have come into contact with a transmission line, causing the accident.

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