All four victims of helicopter crash in Moldova were citizens of Romania
CHISINAU. June 2 (Interfax) - A Romanian sanitary aviation helicopter crashed in the village of Haragis, Kantemir district in southern Moldova, at 2:13 p.m. local time, the Moldovan Interior Ministry's department on emergency situations told Interfax.
According to the department, the helicopter, which was carrying the pilot, his assistant, a doctor and the doctor's assistant were flying to help a patient in serious condition. "For unknown reasons associated with heavy rain, the helicopter crashed during landing, several explosions were heard, which can be associated with exploding fuel containers," the source said.
All of the people aboard the helicopter were citizens of Romania, which helps Moldova, which has no sanitary aviation of its own, in extreme situations.
