Helicopter Crash In London

A helicopter crashed right into a crane and fell noto a crowded street in core London during rush hour or so yesterday, sending flames and dark-colored plumes of smoke into the air. The pilot and one person on the floor were killed and 13 others injured.

The helicopter crashed within misty weather just south of the River Thames near the actual Underground and mainline stop at Vauxhall, and near the headquarters of spy agency MI6.

Police said an individual had critical injuries. Six were taken to a nearby hospital with “minor injuries” and seven treated with the scene, London Ambulance Program said.

“It was something of the miracle that this hasn't been many, many times worse, ” said police Cmdr. Neil Basu.

The pilot, who lost his life, had requested to divert and land with at the nearby London Heliport due to bad weather, the heliport said within a statement.

“The London Heliport never gained connection with the helicopter, ” the actual statement said.

The Ministry of Defense said it absolutely was not a military helicopter, and also a British security official that spoke on condition regarding anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk to the press said the incident hasn't been terror-related.

The horrific scene unfolded with the height of the early morning commute when thousands of pedestrians in the community were trying to reach work. The weather during the time was overcast and misty with fog and poor awareness, according to weather foretelling of service the Met Company. Witnesses said the helicopter reach a crane atop some sort of 50-story residential building, the actual St. George Wharf Podium.

“I was 100 percent sure it absolutely was a terrorist attack, ” explained Allen Crosbie, site manager for the landscape firm Maylim Ltd., who had previously been working at the arena.

“There was debris all over the place, a ton of dark-colored smoke. Parts of the actual crane, parts of the actual helicopter. I heard bang, bang — I presume it absolutely was the helicopter hitting the crane after which it the ground. People have been just panicking. ”