New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- A military helicopter in Iran crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in central Iran on Tuesday, reportedly killing four people.

The accident occurred in the city of Dorcheh, about 330 kilometres (205 miles) south of Tehran, in Isfahan province, according to state media.

Isfahan is home to a major Iranian air base as well as a nuclear facility that was reportedly targeted by the US during the June conflict between Iran and Israel.

The aircraft was on a training mission, state television reported. Both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, it said, broadcasting footage of wreckage and smoke billowing from market stalls.

Iran's semi-official news agency Fars reported that two civilians at the market w...