Rush hour helicopter crash horror (From Hillingdon Times)
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Rush hour helicopter crash horror
8:56am Wednesday 16th January 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013
A helicopter has reportedly crashed near Battersea Bridge in London
A helicopter crashed in central London after hitting a crane on top of a tower block by the River Thames.
The stricken aircraft cartwheeled to the ground and exploded into flames before crashing into a street during the rush hour.
Burning wreckage and aviation fuel covered the road as eyewitnesses reported seeing cars on fire and hearing people screaming.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the helicopter had come down. London Fire Brigade said the crash happened near Wandsworth Road in South Lambeth.
