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Old 16-01-2013, 07:24 AM #1
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Default Helicopter crash in South London
SkyNewsHD Live
and Radio 5

Its repoted to have hit a crane in Vauxhall

Exploaded as it hit the ground.

http://news.sky.com/story/1038710/he...rane-in-london
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Wow, imagine seeing that
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SkyNewsHD reports it was just the piliot in the Helicopter

Nearby is the Battersea Heliport.

Reports are 2 cars hit the crash
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What about those people in the cars
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Looks horrendous, if no on the ground is dead it will be a miracle.
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How awful.....hope there are not too many casualties.
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I would have been one of those residents watching.. Is that sick?
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I would have been one of those residents watching.. Is that sick?
No as if you found a injured person
you would help them.
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Hopefully not too many casualties from this,how awful,poor pilot.
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The Crane it hit

Helicopter 'crashes into crane on top of tower and explodes' on South Bank.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2I7y8aQXV


It went down in seconds
after crashing into the crane
Exploading before it hit the ground
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Apparently the crane is in a very vicarious position
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Low Clouds
had been the reason no workers were up the crane,
lucky them


Was the Warning Light on the Crane working?
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Omg! That looks awful! I hope no one was hurt!
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Two killed and nine injured as helicopter
crashes into crane on new
Thames-side skyscraper and plunges into rush-hour traffic

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2I8YLqhEw



2 Dead the pilot one of them.




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Seems like pilot error if it crashed into a crane.
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Two killed and nine injured as helicopter
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2I8YLqhEw



2 Dead the pilot one of them.
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The passengers on the approaching double decker had a very lucky escape!
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Seems like pilot error if it crashed into a crane.

Yes he was not used to that area
he had asked to land at Battersea Heliport.

He was from Redhill going to Elstree.

There was a Low Dark Cloud that was effecting his route


ref: SkyNewsHD
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Was somebody killed on the ground ?
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Was somebody killed on the ground ?
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