Taiwan helicopter crash kills three

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Taiwan helicopter crash kills three

AFP
October 16, 2013, 2:33 pm

Taipei (AFP) - Two crew members and a weather station employee were killed Wednesday when a helicopter crashed into a mountain in central Taiwan, officials said.

The Sunrise Airlines helicopter was carrying supplies to a weather station on Yushan, the island's highest mountain, when it crashed into the mountain's north peak, the National Fire Agency said.

The MBB/Kawasaki BK117 helicopter, which took off from Taipei, lost contact at around 8:20 am (0020 GMT) over the north peak, officials said, adding that the cause of the crash was being investigated.

 

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This photo shows an aerial view of the helicopter crash scene in Yushan National Park, yesterday. A helicopter that was scheduled to ship supplies to Yushan Weather Station yesterday crashed near its destination, killing all three people aboard, according to the Yushan National Park Administrative Office. (CNA)

This undated file photo shows the helicopter pad in Yushan National Park. According to the national park office, people working in the weather station on the north side of the national park reported that the helicopter that carried two pilots and a worker of the weather station crashed into a valley near the helicopter pad, yesterday morning. (CNA)

A helicopter that was scheduled to ship supplies to Yushan Weather Station yesterday crashed near its destination,
killing all three people aboard, according to the Yushan National Park Administrative Office.


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