1 killed in police helicopter accident in central Turkey

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-20 22:34:31|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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ANKARA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- One police officer was killed and another injured when a police helicopter accident occurred Wednesday in a Police Vocational School in Turkey's central province of Nigde, local Dogan News Agency reported.

While the helicopter was landing, Abdullah Yildirim, a 27-year-old special forces police officer served as a trainer, was killed after the tail rotor struck him, according to the report.

Another 25-year-old police officer Azim Dogan was wounded on his leg and was later taken under treatment.

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