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Two dead, two injured as helicopter crashes in southern Poland

23.02.2021 11:49
Two people were killed and two others injured after a private helicopter crashed near the southern Polish town of Pszczyna in the early hours of Tuesday.
The site of the crash near the southern Polish town of Pszczyna.
The site of the crash near the southern Polish town of Pszczyna.Photo: PAP/Andrzej Grygiel

A man and a woman managed to get out of the wreckage on their own, Poland’s PAP news agency reported, citing firefighters.

The two survivors were taken to hospitals in the cities of Katowice and Bielsko-Biała, the local emergency medical service said.

Photo: Photo: PAP/Andrzej Grygiel

Police, prosecutors and aviation experts arrived at the scene to investigate the causes of the accident.

Photo: Photo: PAP/Andrzej Grygiel

The Bell 429 helicopter crashed in thick fog, some 200 metres from a road.

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP