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A [[BBC]] reporter suggested the crash happened when the helicopter "crashed in heavy mist".<ref name="BBC report" /> The location of the incident was near Vauxhall bus station, where eyewitnesses suggested there was a "ball of flame".<ref name="Telegraph report">{{cite news|title=Helicopter crashes in Vauxhall, central London|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9805071/Helicopter-crashes-in-Vauxhall-central-London.html|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> Two cars might also have been involved according to [[Transport for London]], the [[body corporate]] responsible for transport in [[Greater London]].<ref name="Evening Standard report">{{cite news|title=Helicopter crash in London: Two killed, nine injured in scenes of 'absolute madness and fear'|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/breaking-news-helicopter-crashes-in-london-after-hitting-crane-in-vauxhall-8453239.html|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=The Evening Standard|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> An eye-witness told BBC News that they heard a "weird buzzing noise" around 0800 GMT.<ref name="BBC eye witness">{{cite news|title=Helicopter crash: 'I heard unusual buzzing sound'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21039769|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=BBC Online|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> |
A [[BBC]] reporter suggested the crash happened when the helicopter "crashed in heavy mist".<ref name="BBC report" /> The location of the incident was near Vauxhall bus station, where eyewitnesses suggested there was a "ball of flame".<ref name="Telegraph report">{{cite news|title=Helicopter crashes in Vauxhall, central London|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9805071/Helicopter-crashes-in-Vauxhall-central-London.html|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> Two cars might also have been involved according to [[Transport for London]], the [[body corporate]] responsible for transport in [[Greater London]].<ref name="Evening Standard report">{{cite news|title=Helicopter crash in London: Two killed, nine injured in scenes of 'absolute madness and fear'|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/breaking-news-helicopter-crashes-in-london-after-hitting-crane-in-vauxhall-8453239.html|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=The Evening Standard|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> An eye-witness told BBC News that they heard a "weird buzzing noise" around 0800 GMT.<ref name="BBC eye witness">{{cite news|title=Helicopter crash: 'I heard unusual buzzing sound'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21039769|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=BBC Online|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> |
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[[South West Trains]] advised passengers that [[Vauxhall railway station]] was closed during the incident.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SW_Trains/status/291469637831503872 SWT status] Twitter account South West Trains</ref> [[First Capital Connect]] warned passengers against travelling in the area.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2013-01-16/travel-problems-after-helicopter-crash/ Travel problems after helicopter crash] ITV News</ref> |
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According to reports, [[London Heliport]] in [[Battersea]] contacted the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution|RNLI]] after it had lost contact with one of its craft. A lifeboat was scrambled but was later stood down.<ref name="ITV report">{{cite news|title=Two dead in Helicopter crash|url=http://www.itv.com/news/london/2013-01-16/horror-as-copter-crashes-in-london/|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=ITV News|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> |
According to reports, [[London Heliport]] in [[Battersea]] contacted the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution|RNLI]] after it had lost contact with one of its craft. A lifeboat was scrambled but was later stood down.<ref name="ITV report">{{cite news|title=Two dead in Helicopter crash|url=http://www.itv.com/news/london/2013-01-16/horror-as-copter-crashes-in-london/|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=ITV News|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:40, 16 January 2013
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 January 2013 |
| Site | London, United Kingdom |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Agusta AW109 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 2 (1 on ground) |
| Injuries | 9 (on ground) |
 | This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
On 16 January 2013, a helicopter crashed in Vauxhall, London. The incident involved an unidentified Agusta AW109 helicopter crashing into a construction crane near St George Wharf Tower at Vauxhall Bridge.[1] At 0930 GMT, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that two people had died in the incident.[2] Photos of the scene suggest that wreckage landed in Wandsworth Road outside Wendle Court.[2]
A BBC reporter suggested the crash happened when the helicopter "crashed in heavy mist".[2] The location of the incident was near Vauxhall bus station, where eyewitnesses suggested there was a "ball of flame".[3] Two cars might also have been involved according to Transport for London, the body corporate responsible for transport in Greater London.[4] An eye-witness told BBC News that they heard a "weird buzzing noise" around 0800 GMT.[5]
South West Trains advised passengers that Vauxhall railway station was closed during the incident.[6] First Capital Connect warned passengers against travelling in the area.[7]
According to reports, London Heliport in Battersea contacted the RNLI after it had lost contact with one of its craft. A lifeboat was scrambled but was later stood down.[8]
In 1991 the Labour Member of Parliament for the Vauxhall constituency tabled a Ten Minute Rule Bill to tighten the rules on helicopter and heliport legislation[9], although the Bill was not successful in becoming law.
References
- ^ "Two killed and at least 11 injured as helicopter crashes into crane on new Thames-side skyscraper and plunges into rush-hour traffic". Daily Mail. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "London helicopter crash: Two die in Vauxhall crane accident". BBC Online. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Helicopter crashes in Vauxhall, central London". Daily Telegraph. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Helicopter crash in London: Two killed, nine injured in scenes of 'absolute madness and fear'". The Evening Standard. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Helicopter crash: 'I heard unusual buzzing sound'". BBC Online. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ SWT status Twitter account South West Trains
- ^ Travel problems after helicopter crash ITV News
- ^ "Two dead in Helicopter crash". ITV News. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Helicopters and Heliports Bill Hansard - House of Commons