Three different persons are in a essential situation, police mentioned.

Sydney:

Two helicopters collided mid-air killing 4 folks as we speak on Australia’s Gold Coast tourism vacation spot, officers mentioned, with pictures exhibiting one of many plane’s rotors mendacity on a sand financial institution.

Three different persons are in a essential situation, police mentioned.

One helicopter lay flipped over on the sand a couple of ft from the shore. Its rotors lay a brief distance away, pictures from public broadcaster ABC confirmed.

#BREAKING Two helicopters collide in Southport, Australia.

3 believed to be useless, with 2 others injured as two helicopters collide close to SeaWorld on the Gold Coast. Severe accident, see following tweets for updates.#Southport – #Australia@rawsalerts@IntelPointAlertpic.twitter.com/5Kjd2h33kc

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The opposite chopper gave the impression to be largely intact on the accident scene, which is close to the favored Sea World marine theme park.

A vibrant yellow rescue helicopter had landed on the sand close by, its rotors spinning, pictures of the aftermath confirmed, as scores of rescuers unfold across the space.

A number of police and rescue vessels stood by simply off the sandbank strewn with the wreckage of the 2 plane.

“These two plane, when collided, have crash landed, and landed, on the sandbank simply out from Sea World resort,” Queensland police service performing inspector Gary Worrell advised a information convention on the scene.

“Because of that, 4 folks have misplaced their lives as we speak,” he mentioned. “Three others are essential in hospital.”

Australia’s transport security bureau launched an investigation into the incident, which it described as a “mid-air collision”.

Investigators have been anticipated to reach shortly to look at the wreckage and map the positioning, in addition to get well parts for examination, it mentioned in a press release.

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