Plane crashes in western Turkey, one killed

Source: Associated Press

Publication date: Mar 22, 2000

BURSA, Turkey (AP) -- A small plane carrying five people crashed in a forest near the western city of Bursa, killing one passenger, officials said Wednesday.

The two pilots and two other passenger escaped with injuries, said Ali Fuat Guven, governor for Bursa.

The twin-engine Beechcraft was headed for Bursa from the capital Ankara, when it went down late Tuesday.

One of the injured passengers used his mobile phone to call for help.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

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