HELICOPTER CRASH - TWO MEN WERE KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN DELMAS

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HELICOPTER CRASH - TWO MEN WERE KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN DELMAS
ER24 Paramedics | Mpumalanga | NARI

1 Mar 2018, Delmas, Mpumalanga: Two men were killed on Wednesday afternoon following a helicopter crash in an open field along an un-named road in Delmas.

ER24 Paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene to find another service already in attendance.

Upon closer inspection, paramedics found a small, wrecked helicopter in the middle of an open field. The tail of the aircraft was found approximately 150 metres away. Photos in Gallery below

On assessment, paramedics found two men lying in the wreckage. Unfortunately, both patients had already succumbed to their injuries. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead by another service.

The exact details surrounding this incident are not yet known but the relevant services are on the scene and will be investigating further.

UPDATE:
"According to witnesses‚ the tail of the helicopter broke completely off sending the chopper into a spin. The helicopter fell in the field bursting into flames. Both the pilot and passenger died‚" said Brigadier Leonard Hlathi.

Police have identified the two deceased men as 56-year-old Jacobus Albertus Truter ‚who was known as Bertie‚ and his employee‚ Oupa Pieter Ntuli‚ 36.

Photos: Supplied




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