Helicopter crash kills three in Germany
- Investigators said the four-seater Robinson R44 helicopter crashed early on Sunday afternoon in a forest near the town of Buchen
- It was initially unclear how many people had been aboard. ‘We assume there was one pilot and two passengers,’ police said
Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in the western German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg on Sunday.
It was initially unclear how many people had been aboard, according to a spokesperson.
“We assume there was one pilot and two passengers,” police said later on Sunday.
Investigators said the four-seater Robinson R44 helicopter crashed early on Sunday afternoon in a forest near the town of Buchen, close to the border with Hesse and Bavaria. It was not clear what caused the accident.
Debris from the crash was scattered over hundreds of metres in the middle of the forest, according to a police spokesperson at the scene. He was unable to provide any information about the identity of those who died.
Numerous emergency personnel were at the crash site. “The situation is enormously depressing,” the police spokesman said.