Four people have died after an air ambulance helicopter crashed into a hospital moments after taking off.
The emergency helicopter took off in dense fog from a hospital in southwestern Turkey and then fell over the side of the building.
The helicopter took off in poor visibility from the roof of the Mugla city hospital.
The helicopter was preparing to fly to the city of Antalya, according to images broadcast by the NTV television channel.
The video shows the helicopter beginning to take off from the roof of the Mugla Training and Research Hospital.
He is seen slowly struggling to rise into the air, shaking as he spins in the air.
The helicopter can then be seen drifting in the fog several minutes after takeoff, before crashing into an empty field next to the hospital it crashed into, Turkish media reported.
The helicopter is said to have collided with the building, before quickly falling to the ground, breaking into pieces on impact.
A video shows the air ambulance taking off in dense fog from the hospital roof
The helicopter manages to take off after a slow takeoff
The helicopter is then seen disappearing into the fog as it moves away from the roof of the building.
The site of the helicopter crash on the ground floor of the Mugla hospital in southwestern Turkey
Heartbreaking images from the hospital show several of the panels torn from the building.
The images show the remains of the helicopter surrounded by debris from the hospital wall.
All four crew members on board, two pilots, a doctor and another healthcare worker, died in the accident.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident and authorities are working to uncover the circumstances that led to the accident.
The provincial governor attributed the accident to thick fog.
“The helicopter fell to the ground after hitting the fourth floor of a hospital during takeoff,” killing two pilots, a doctor and an employee aboard the vehicle, Mugla provincial governor Idris Akbiyik said.
“There was heavy fog,” Akbiyik said, adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the accident.
Damage to the side of the Mugla Training and Research Hospital in Turkey after the accident
An aerial view of the helicopter landing site and the hospital building.
Forensic experts are seen examining the wreckage of the air ambulance helicopter after the crash.
The crash comes just under two weeks after six soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided during an army training exercise in Isparta province in southwestern Turkey.
At that time, the Ministry of Defense did not specify what caused that accident.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: ‘The news that four of our brothers lost their lives as a result of the crash of an ambulance helicopter affiliated with our Ministry of Health in Muğla broke our hearts.
“I pray to God to have mercy on our deceased staff and offer my deepest condolences to their families, colleagues and our entire healthcare community.”