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Two Killed As Helicopter Crashes in South China

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Tatjana Obrazcova
Country: China
Source: WCARN

A private helicopter crashed in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday noon, killing two people onboard, local authorities said.

At 10:59 a.m. on September 21, Liuzhou emergency center received an emergency call that a helicopter had crashed near Baiyun Mountain at Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County.

The center dispatched an ambulance helicopter to the site and started the search and rescue work immediately. As of 12:20 p.m., the fire was put off and two bodies were found in its wreckage.

The Eurocopter AS350B3, Registration B-7445, belonged to Hubei Tongcheng General Aviation Company, local authorities said.

Further details were not immediately available, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.





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