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2 killed as helicopter crashes into crane in central London

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London (CNN) -- Two people were killed and two others injured Wednesday when a helicopter crashed into a crane atop a new building in central London, police said. (www.cnn.com) Daha Fazlası...

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KevinBrown
Kevin Brown 3
UPDATE : Video of the immediate aftermath http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRBogaUCSUM&feature=youtu.be
KevinBrown
Kevin Brown 1
UPDATE: POLICE STATEMENT:

Police statement on London helicopter crash
Posted on 01-16 at 08:45:20 CST
[As released by Scotland Yard]

Police were alerted at approx. 08.00hrs on Wednesday 16 January re. an
incident at Wandsworth Road SW8.

At this early stage it appears a helicopter was in collision with a
crane on top of a building.

Met officers, the ambulance service and the London Fire Brigade have
attended.

It is too early at this stage to confirm any casualties.

We will confirm further details on the incident as soon as possible.
KevinBrown
Kevin Brown 1
UPDATE: Reports from ITV:

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-01-16/helicopter-crashes-in-london/
KevinBrown
Kevin Brown 1
UPDATE:

BBC is now reporting that the a/c was an AugustaWestland AW109

Picture of the tower crane showing the jib dangling precariously down the side of the building:

https://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/718266543.jpg?key=597800&Expires=1358328015&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=cNJJqV7wy6SwkId4Pqaq-0Y5oM2D~Zh7h31Emn2r6~1k1eMjK48YUmq2H3EYxbB-pWxnh1yhlCieSUrvEbQxUUXN1hVRQ2N53P12We4MmQio7r3ATw0oSPsltu3uKjR1Pqj2BLCwI5VduL8HxF~4vsAgOHD-0M6EVwk28yekbos_
KevinBrown
Kevin Brown 1
UPDATE:

You can watch LIVE BBC coverage from this site:

http://livetvcafe.net/video/USXXK7MB751B/BBC-News
pully6
pully6 1
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2263213/BREAKING-NEWS-Helicopter-crashes-crane-explodes-central-London.html

http://www.itv.com/news/london/

Pictures:
http://t.co/L4k46Q7h
http://t.co/qvzLxYf8
pully6
pully6 1
Looks like the crane above the tower was in fog
http://t.co/THcH6zE8

I see a report saying 1POB
pully6
pully6 1
Another pic of the tower - crane hanging, damaged
http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2013-01-16/crane-helicopter-believed-to-have-hit/
bizjets101
biz jets 1
G-CRST photo; http://www.flickr.com/photos/79937023@N07/8376242593/ was owned by Castle Air UK and operated by rotormotion.com photo taken JAN 13 2013 Exeter UK.

Two crew fatal - 7 persons treated at scene, 6 transported to hospital - 5 of those with minor injuries, 1 with broken leg.
howej011
Joseph Howes 0
(Duplicate Squawk Submitted)

Helicopter Crashes in London

2 have died in a crash in Central London after the Helicopter crash into a helicopter during low visibility.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410
KevinBrown
Kevin Brown -1
(Duplicate Squawk Submitted)

BREAKING: Major Helicopter crash in central London

Helicopter crashes in central London (Vauxhall) after colliding with a construction crane on the St. Georges Tower (largest residential building in the UK). No word on type of Helicopter or causalities. Preliminary images posted on Twitter show major destruction on the ground. https://twitter.com/search?q=helicopter%20crash%20london&src=typd

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/16/helicopter-crashes-central-london-vauxhall

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