An Indonesian Army helicopter has crashed in the jungle, killing 13 people. The army helicopter was carrying eight crew members and 13 construction workers who were being transported, along with their building supplies to a building site.
According to The Inquisitr on Nov. 9, the Indonesian Army helicopter went down due to engine trouble. Indonesia is a country with one of the poorest aviation safety records in Asia. It might very well have the poorest aviation record in the whole world.
A spokesperson for the army confirmed that the helicopter went down with 13 people dead and the rest were burned in the crash. The helicopter, a Russian-made Mi-17 aircraft was "completely destroyed," reported the spokesperson.
Eight of the construction workers were among the dead and five of the crew members died. The military took over the evacuation of the survivors. The area where the helicopter came down is so remote, it is only reached by helicopter. There are no roads near the crash site, so the evacuation was no easy feat for the
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