Police say there are a number of casualties after a helicopter crashed into a building in Ireland. The crash happened at 3.30pm on Tuesday in Co Westmeath and emergency services are at the scene. Images from the scene indicate the helicopter crashed into a farm building.
The Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit said it had also deployed a team of inspectors to the site of the single-engine helicopter crash.
Acting chief fire officer with Westmeath Fire and Rescue Service, Pat Hunt, told Midlands 103 radio station: “We understand that it’s an incident involving a helicopter crashing into a building in the Joristown Upper townland in Killucan, Co Westmeath.”
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