Many people died today in the aftermath – in the flight – two who carried five people, and then their crash, police said.
“The accident caused many deaths. The exact number of victims and the identity of the passengers have not yet been determined, “the Finnish police said in a statement.
According to their respective flight plans, one helicopter carried two people and the other three, without their final destination being clear.
As the media reported, passengers must have been businessmen.
The helicopters allegedly took off from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, with the country’s foreign ministry announcing that all five passengers were found dead.
We are following reports of two Robinson R44 helicopters (OE-XOS and ES-ETR) that have collided and crashed over Euran airfield in Finland. Both helicopters were flying together from Tallinn.
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24)
The cause of the collision, which occurred west of Helsinki at noon, has not been made public. It is noted that the debris of both aircraft have been near Eura Airport.
An eyewitness asked by the Finnish Iltalehti newspaper said he saw one of the helicopters maneuvering and hitting the other helicopter.
“One fell like a stone, the other slower, I didn’t hear any noise,” Andy Mariannen told the newspaper.
British helicopters had been deployed in the area as part of the Finnish Army spring exercises in late April.
However, a spokesman for the Finland General Staff said that no Finnish Air Force helicopters or international military helicopter is involved in the incident.