Two dead in helicopter crash in Norway
Two people were killed and a third was severely injured when a helicopter crashed on Tuesday in western Norway, police said.
The accident took place mid-morning in the Verdal municipality northeast of Trondheim. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Images in Norwegian media showed the smashed wreck lying in a field in thick fog.
Two other helicopters, one belonging to rescue services and an ambulance helicopter, were dispatched to the scene, the site Flightradar24 showed.
The crashed helicopter had been leased, but no other details were immediately available, according to Norwegian media outlets.
Police first received reports of the crash at around 10:45am Norwegian time.
Public broadcaster NRK reports that a woman and a man, both in their 60s, died in the crash. The relatives of those involved in the accident have been notified. Both were passengers of the aircraft.
Norwegian media reports that the person injured in the accident was being taken to hospital. The person taken to hospital was the pilot of the helicopter.
A nearby tractor helped emergency services free one of those who were trapped in the wreckage of the helicopter.
The local municipality said it would use a psychosocial team to debrief those involved in the rescue operation and the families of those involved in the crash.
The police and the Norwegian Air Accident Investigation Board will investigate the accident site.
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The accident took place mid-morning in the Verdal municipality northeast of Trondheim. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Images in Norwegian media showed the smashed wreck lying in a field in thick fog.
Two other helicopters, one belonging to rescue services and an ambulance helicopter, were dispatched to the scene, the site Flightradar24 showed.
The crashed helicopter had been leased, but no other details were immediately available, according to Norwegian media outlets.
Police first received reports of the crash at around 10:45am Norwegian time.
Public broadcaster NRK reports that a woman and a man, both in their 60s, died in the crash. The relatives of those involved in the accident have been notified. Both were passengers of the aircraft.
Norwegian media reports that the person injured in the accident was being taken to hospital. The person taken to hospital was the pilot of the helicopter.
A nearby tractor helped emergency services free one of those who were trapped in the wreckage of the helicopter.
The local municipality said it would use a psychosocial team to debrief those involved in the rescue operation and the families of those involved in the crash.
The police and the Norwegian Air Accident Investigation Board will investigate the accident site.
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