1 person got killed and 11 others were injured after a helicopter that was carrying a ballot box crashed in southwest Iran.

According to Iran's National News Agency, IRNA, the helicopter crashed near Dezful city in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan on Saturday.

IRNA quoted Qassem Soleimani Dashtaki, governor of Khuzestan province in Iran, who said there was causality in the crash and 11 people were injured.

It has been reported some of the injured are in critical conditions. 

All eleven injured were rushed to the hospital after the crash.

The counting of Iranian Presidential Elections is underway and hardline conservative candidate Ebrahim Raisi is set to win the elections.