A private helicopter has crashed into a mountainous area, recording some casualties as the aircraft is found ablaze.
File photo used only for illustrative purpose
No less than four men have been killed in a air crash in Japan.
The men were all killed on Wednesday when a private helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of Japan, officials said.
According to Agence France Presse,AFP, the chopper was discovered ablaze on a bridge in the small village of Ueno, around 150 kilometres (90 miles) northwest of the capital Tokyo.
“Four people on board were found dead,” a transport ministry official told AFP.
The AS332-L Super Puma helicopter was operated by the Toho Air Service, which confirmed that four male staff members were on board at the time of the accident.
An official with the local emergency services said the fire was extinguished at 3:21 pm (0621 GMT), about an hour after officials spotted the accident.