Several people have died after two helicopters crashed in Finland. The crash happened over Eura this afternoon. Margus Särglepp, of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that there were two people on one helicopter that took off from Tallinn, and three people on the other, local news website Delfi reports.
Finnish police revealed earlier that the identities of the pilots are known, but those of the passengers were being determined.
The force said the incident “resulted in several fatalities”. Finnish police are providing updates on the crash on their official website.
Police said they received an emergency call that two helicopter had collided at 12:35pm local time (10.35am GMT), with first responders rushing to the scene.
The force said the two helicopters involved are in a forested area, about one hundred meters apart.
Both aircraft were civilian helicopters flying together from the Estonian capital towards Piikajärvi Airfield in Kokemäki, a town in Finland’s Satakunta Region on the country’s west coast.
Officers have closed the road leading to the airfield and have been preventing unauthorised people from entering the airfield area.
Country’s Defence Forces are assisting the police with securing the accident site.
Finland’s Safety Investigation Authority has been informed about the crash.
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