KIEV: Four people were killed Thursday when a private helicopter crashed incentral Ukraine, officials said.

The chopper was discovered ablaze on the outskirts of the town ofKremenchuk, some 250 kilometres (155 miles) southeast of the capital Kiev.

“As a result of the incident, four crew members were killed,” an emergencystate service said in a statement on Facebook.

It said the Mi-8 helicopter was operated by the private company UkrainianHelicopters and crashed while was on a training flight.

The agency added that the fire was “localised” at 7:35 pm (1735 GMT), abouthalf an hour after the crash. – AFP