An S-70 military helicopter crashed in the Yesilyurt district of Malatya province in eastern Turkiye on Thursday evening.

Axar.az reports, citing Turkiye Today, that Turkiye's Ministry of National Defense said the cause of the accident was not yet known. The wreckage was located and search and rescue operations began immediately.

Firefighters, emergency medical teams and the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) were dispatched to the scene. Crews also extinguished a small fire that broke out in the area.

The ministry has not disclosed how many people were aboard the helicopter or whether there were any casualties. The circumstances of the crash are under investigation.