Helicopter crashes in eastern Indonesia, no casualties
10:30, 27 January 2011
JAKARTA. January 27. KAZINFORM A helicopter carrying out a medical evacuation mission in eastern parts of Indonesia fell down on Thursday morning, but there were no casualties, spokesman of the Transport Ministry Bambang Ervan said here. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The accident took place 30 minutes after the takeoff from an area in Kendari of southeast Sulawesi at 00:07 GMT, heading to an airport in Kendari, the spokesman said.
Three people on board, including the pilot, survived the accident, said Ervan."The initial report said all the people on board are safe," he told Xinhua by phone. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version