Helicopter crashes into crane in London

[xxMATTGxx]

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A helicopter has crashed into a crane at a building site in south London.

Police said it appeared the helicopter had hit the crane on top of a building at about 08:00 GMT. They said it was too early to confirm any casualties.

Ex-BBC producer Paul Ferguson said the helicopter "plummeted straight into the ground".

London Fire Brigade said the crash happened near Wandsworth Road in South Lambeth. They said more than 60 firefighters were at the scene.

The fire brigade was also attending a second scene involving a crane in a precarious position on St George's Wharf.

Police said they first received calls at 08:00 GMT and the London Ambulance Service said it was also at the scene.

Source: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410

[Matt]

Holy crap, that's not good! I'm assuming the weather was a factor aswell? Hopefully there have been no fatalities although the chance of survival sounds slim for the pilot.

[Sian]

my friend said it had been foggy at the time. But that sucks.

[Chippiewill]

Aside from those in the helicopter I also feel pretty bad for the construction workers who's work has been set back.

[xxMATTGxx]

Two people have been confirmed dead, Scotland Yard says. Nine people have been injured, one is critically ill.

RIP :(

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[-:Undertaker:-]

I was going to say if the crane was a high rise one then you'd expect there to be a light on the crane, but I guess the fog cancels that out.

RIP.

[Chippiewill]

I was going to say if the crane was a high rise one then you'd expect there to be a light on the crane, but I guess the fog cancels that out.

RIP.

It's not all that dark at 8AM now anyway.

[Ms.Aquamarine]

Just saw this on CNN. RIP and I hope those that are injured/ill get better. :(