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Anyone near Vauxhall Cross? Helicopter Crash

WSS
WSS Posts: 25,075
edited January 2013 in Not Sports Related
Reports of a helicopter crashing into a crane.
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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,075
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  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Talking about this on R5L.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,075
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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    BBC LONDON 94.9 ‏@BBCLondon949
    Helicopter crashes in crane http://bbc.in/Ura3uN
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/helicopter-crashes-in-vauxhall-london
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,201
    Isn't there a helipad near there at the Verta Hotel?
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Just been a news flash here about it too......news travels fast.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,812
    All over the news channels.
    Apparently, there was only a pilot on board, but there are 2 cars involved so there's no indication of number of casualties.
    Scary shit.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,075
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRBogaUCSUM&feature=youtu.be
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Helipad in Batersea

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  • LuckyReds
    LuckyReds Posts: 5,866
    edited January 2013
    The Met have confirmed it wasnt one of their aircraft; and BBC News mentioned it was an Agusta 104... But that's bullshit as they were never produced - and 101 and 109 appear to be military helicopters.

    One of the major concerns appears to be the fact the crane is now hanging off.

    A bit curious really as the cranes don't generally protrude too far from the top of the building - so it appears incredibly unlucky. Although witnesses on BBC News have said it appeared the helicopter was looking to land at the time.

    Hopefully there arent too many injured. Thoughts are with the families right now, nasty business.

    Edit: BBC news are now saying an Agusta 109. When describing it, she gave a word by word quote of the Wikipedia introduction; en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW109

    Its not believed to be terrorist related. More likely a helicopter approaching Battersea Helipad.

    Eyewitness that took the footage that is being looped on BBC News (which is bloody headache inducing when it's been on loop for over 30mins) says he saw 3 cars involved.

    The possibility of there not being adequate warning lights at the top of the crane has been raised. Although at the moment that is pure conjecture and rumour.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,075
    Two confirmed dead.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Rumours are it was a Weston Homes helicopter - that's on the jungle drums in the construction industry

    We have a guy on site that overlooks Battersea power station and he can see what's going on from the roof of the building. From where it crashed it would have flown over my man (who is working on the roof) to get to Battersea.

    Scary stuff
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Very near the MI6 building.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    BBC LONDON 94.9 ‏@BBCLondon949
    Firefighters have rescued a man from a burning car close to seen on the #helicoptercrash in Vauxhall
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,995
    Miserableoldgit said:

    BBC LONDON 94.9 ‏@BBCLondon949
    Firefighters have rescued a man from a burning car close to seen on the #helicoptercrash in Vauxhall

    Good stuff.

    Got nothing but total respect for Londons firefighters
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Conspiracy theorists already out
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    JT said:

    Conspiracy theorists already out

    To be honest, when I first heard about where this was I thought of the MI6 building straight away.

  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,111
    JT said:

    Conspiracy theorists already out

    It was an accident, you can't do much damage with a helicopter. It was near one of our sites.

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  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Exactly !
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    BBC LONDON 94.9 ‏@BBCLondon949
    Met Police: Two dead, nine injured, one critically ill in #helicoptercrash in Vauxhall
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    ValleyGary said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    BBC LONDON 94.9 ‏@BBCLondon949
    Firefighters have rescued a man from a burning car close to seen on the #helicoptercrash in Vauxhall

    Good stuff.

    Got nothing but total respect for Londons firefighters
    Funnily I have nothing but contempt for them. Each to their own and all that.

  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,234
    did they leave someone you know burning in a fire Swisdom?
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Kind of- yes. But that's not my sole reason for not being a fan.

    My sister is a paramedic and my brother in law is a Met police officer. Firemen earn a hell of a lot more and work a hell of a lot less hours yet still find time to go on strike regularly. Most have a 2nd income too as their hours permit it.

    Paramedics and Police are not fans either
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,682
    Swisdom said:

    ValleyGary said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    BBC LONDON 94.9 ‏@BBCLondon949
    Firefighters have rescued a man from a burning car close to seen on the #helicoptercrash in Vauxhall

    Good stuff.

    Got nothing but total respect for Londons firefighters
    Funnily I have nothing but contempt for them. Each to their own and all that.

    Really ?
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,234
    I have no relations or friendships with any firemen/women, police or paramedics but sounds like a bit of jealousy to me.
  • Plaaayer
    Plaaayer Posts: 9,002
    I've got a couple of mates that are firefighters and they do have a huge dislike of the police and the other way round.

    I think it's to do with neither liking being ordered about by the other.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,371
    edited January 2013
    Swisdom said:

    Kind of- yes. But that's not my sole reason for not being a fan.

    My sister is a paramedic and my brother in law is a Met police officer. Firemen earn a hell of a lot more and work a hell of a lot less hours yet still find time to go on strike regularly. Most have a 2nd income too as their hours permit it.

    Paramedics and Police are not fans either

    Sort of agree. Bain of my old mans life he says, half jokingly of course. He had a career as a builder/roofer and would get right royaly pissed off over off duty Fireman he knew coming up to him in the pub for advice on the latest building job they were doing on the side. Gotta take some cojones though to run into a burning building or peel someone from a car smash...
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,320
    Swisdom said:

    Kind of- yes. But that's not my sole reason for not being a fan.

    My sister is a paramedic and my brother in law is a Met police officer. Firemen earn a hell of a lot more and work a hell of a lot less hours yet still find time to go on strike regularly. Most have a 2nd income too as their hours permit it.

    Paramedics and Police are not fans either

    a very sweeping generalisation

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