2 killed as helicopter crashes into crane in central London
Two people were killed and two others injured as a helicopter crashed into a crane on top of St George Wharf Tower, a residential building currently under construction, near the River Thames in central London this morning, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
London Fire Brigade confirmed that the crane at the St George's Wharf development appeared to have been left "in a precarious position".
Video footage shot on a mobile phone showed an entire road blocked by burning wreckage and aviation fuel.
The side of a building on one side of the street was also damaged by the flames.
Passers-by stood watching as the wreckage burned. A motorcycle was also lying on its side in the road where it was abandoned.
The crane was on top of a building called The Tower, in the St George Wharf development, and is billed to be one of Europe's tallest residential towers.
Eyewitnesses described a "loud explosion" followed by a "ball of flames" as the helicopter crashed into the ground, spraying debris and hitting cars. The crane remains in a precarious position, according to an eyewitness.
Dense black smoke was billowing from the area, close to the River Thames, after the helicopter spiralled to the ground in what eyewitnesses told Sky News looked like "a massive ball of flame".
Helicopters are not supposed to fly within 500 feet of tall structures in central London, he said.
The incident is likely to cause major disruption for many people on their way to work.
Vauxhall, with a rail station, Underground station and large bus station is an important transit point for those traveling from the south to other parts of London.
Two people were killed and two others injured as a helicopter crashed into a crane on top of St George Wharf Tower, a residential building currently under construction, near the River Thames in central London this morning, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
London Fire Brigade confirmed that the crane at the St George's Wharf development appeared to have been left "in a precarious position".
Video footage shot on a mobile phone showed an entire road blocked by burning wreckage and aviation fuel.
The side of a building on one side of the street was also damaged by the flames.
Passers-by stood watching as the wreckage burned. A motorcycle was also lying on its side in the road where it was abandoned.
The crane was on top of a building called The Tower, in the St George Wharf development, and is billed to be one of Europe's tallest residential towers.
Eyewitnesses described a "loud explosion" followed by a "ball of flames" as the helicopter crashed into the ground, spraying debris and hitting cars. The crane remains in a precarious position, according to an eyewitness.
Dense black smoke was billowing from the area, close to the River Thames, after the helicopter spiralled to the ground in what eyewitnesses told Sky News looked like "a massive ball of flame".
Helicopters are not supposed to fly within 500 feet of tall structures in central London, he said.
The incident is likely to cause major disruption for many people on their way to work.
Vauxhall, with a rail station, Underground station and large bus station is an important transit point for those traveling from the south to other parts of London.
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