10:06 (January 2) – The police have suggested that the accident occurred as one helicopter was taking off and the other was coming into land.
Acting Inspector Gary Worrell of the Queensland Police said thank members of the public were quickly on the scene for which he thanked them. He added that accessing the one helicopter had been made more difficult by its location, having come down on a sandbank.
He added: “One airframe had the windscreen removed and it has landed safely on the island, the other airframe had crashed and it was upside down.
“Members of the public and police tried to remove the people and they commenced first aid and tried to help these people to safety.”
The number of people in the helicopters has been confirmed by Janey Shearman, from Queensland Ambulance Service,as being 13 adding that the three people critically injured were suffering from “multi-system trauma.”
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Six people have sustained minor injuries mainly from flying glass as a result of the impact. They have all been taken to the hospital for treatment.
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08:19 (January 2) – Two helicopters are reported to have collided near Sea World on Australia´s Gold Coast leaving four dead and three critically injured.
Reported by Sky News on Monday, January 2 the collision is said to have happened around 2 pm in good weather and at a time when the park and the area were said to be busy. Australian children are currently enjoying their school holidays.
The police in Queensland said that four people had died in the incident and that three 0thers, who were taken to hospital, are in serious condition. 13 people are said to have died or been injured according to the local ambulance service.
ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus confirmed that air investigators are on their way to the scene and would conduct a full investigation into the accident that left four dead and three critically injured.
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