Four killed in helicopter crash

Four people were killed and one very seriously injured in a helicopter crash near Rotterdam on Sunday.


The helicopter was carrying three press photographers who were taking pictures of a cycle race around the port area.
The race was a warm-up event for the start of the Tour de France which kicks off in the port city next week.
One eyewitness said the helicopter appeared to plunge 50 metres to the ground. The helicopter came down in bushes just a few metres from a road.
The helicopter was one of two hired by the event’s organisers to take photographs and film. The race, which had some 1,000 cyclists, was abandoned.

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