There were five people in helicopters that collided in Finland on Saturday. More information about the fate of the crew is not known. Both helicopters were directed at the air show.
Based on eyewitness observations, two helicopters collided in the airspace above Finland and subsequently collapsed to the ground. This is informed by the Finnish website, saying that the collision occurred at approximately 12:35. The brother of one of the pilots for the medium said that helicopters flew close to each other.
There were five people in helicopters – two in one and three in the other. Finnish rescuers said they had already found both helicopters, but have not yet officially commented on possible victims. A random person managed to record a helicopter flight near Salo.
Finnish police that he knows the identity of pilots of both helicopters. Who was passengers is still finding out. The accident will be investigated by police criminalists. The Finns inform that the helicopters were Estonian.
The witness describes
Ilta Sanomat quotes as a witness to the collision of Antti Marjanen. He claims to have seen two dark helicopters approaching in the direction from the village of Säkylä. According to the witness, one of the helicopters suddenly made a sharp movement and collided with the other.
“There was a loud blow,” Marjanen described. In his words, one of the helicopters fell to the ground after the collision “like a stone”, the other did not go immediately to the ground, but fell more slowly. The witness claims that the smoke did not see after the fall, as the helicopters fell behind the forest to a place where he did not have a view.
The emergency services created a protective zone around the air disaster. Police officers who do not let anyone into the defined zone are also helpful.
