jueves, 22 de agosto de 2013

Helicopter Crashed in to Crane in London, Pilot Killed

Two people were killed and 12 were hurt when a helicopter crashed into a crane on a building in central London. The helicopter hit the crane on top of The Tower, One St George Wharf beside the Thames at about 08:00 GMT. Cars and two buildings caught fire after the burning wreckage fell into Wandsworth Road in South Lambeth. Eighty firefighters tackled the blaze. The pilot, Capt Pete Barnes from charter firm Rotormotion, was killed, along with a person on the ground. Mr Barnes, 50 and from near Reading, Berkshire, had asked to be diverted to a nearby heliport because of bad weather. Metropolitan Police Commander Neil Basu told BBC News it was "miraculous" the crash was not much worse.
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