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The helicopter crashed in a forest area, 200 meters from the road
Two people died on the spot, two more were seriously injured. The rescue operation was complicated by fog and woodland.
On the night of Tuesday, February 23, a helicopter crashed in southern Poland, as a result of which two people were killed, two more were injured, reports Wirtualna Polska.
It is noted that four people traveled by private helicopter of the Bell 429 type. On the spot, two men who were sitting in front were killed. Along with them flew a man and a woman, who, after the helicopter crashed, independently got out of the wrecked vehicle. Their condition is assessed as serious, but life is not in danger.
The helicopter fell in a forest area, about 100-200 meters from the road. Therefore, access to the injured and the crashed helicopter is difficult.
Also, the rescue operation was hampered by thick fog in the area of ​​the plane crash. Eight groups of rescuers are working at the scene.
The cause of the helicopter crash will be determined by the Polish State Commission on Air Crash Investigation.
Local police and prosecutors have already launched a separate investigation into this case.
Recall that a helicopter crashed in the United States last week, four people were killed.
Before that, at Courchevel, two people were killed in a helicopter crash. The helicopter fell at an altitude of 1.9 thousand meters, the rescue team arrived at the scene after 40 minutes.
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