TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – 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 says.

"The helicopter crashed near the village of Vyazovets. There were a pilot and a passenger aboard. Both died," the spokesman told TASS on Sunday, 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.

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