Two people died in the crash of a private Robinson helicopter in the Tver region in central European Russia, a spokesman for the local emergencies services told TASS on Sunday, Trend reports citing TASS.
"The helicopter crashed near the village of Vyazovets. There were a pilot and a passenger aboard. Both died," the spokesman said, adding that the crash caused no damage on the ground.
A technical malfunction and a piloting error are considered as a cause of the accident.