FIRSTPOST YOUSPEAK
Saturday, May 25th 12:45 PM IST

Helicopter crashes in central London near Vauxhall station

by Jan 16, 2013

London: London’s Fire Brigade says it is responding to reports that a helicopter has crashed near the Vauxhall station in London.

A photo shown on Sky News showed wreckage burning in a street.

Reuters

A BBC report says that the Vauxhall station is closed, with apparent debris on the ground, and a crane at the top of a new high rise development appears to be damaged. Train services were hit.

Some witnesses reported that a helicopter had collided with a construction crane.

Large plumes of black smoke were seen rising in the area, close to the Waterloo train station during the early morning rush hour.

There were no immediate reports on casualties.

Some witnesses tweeted about the chopper crash, here is what thye had to say.

with inputs from AP

CLOSE   X

Firstpost encourages open discussion and debate, but please adhere to the rules below, before posting. Comments that are found to be in violation of any one or more of the guidelines will be automatically deleted:

Personal attacks/name calling will not be tolerated. This applies to comments directed at the author, other commenters and other politicians/public figures

Please do not post comments that target a specific community, caste, nationality or religion.

While you do not have to use your real name, any commenters using any Firstpost writer's name will be deleted, and the commenter banned from participating in any future discussions.

Comments will be moderated for abusive and offensive language.

Please read our comments and moderation policy before posting