Emergency workers rushed to the scene of a helicopter crash in south of the River Thames in central London
Authorities said,the helicopter appears to have hit a crane on top of a building in Wandsworth Road
London’s Metropolitan Police said.“It is too early at this stage to confirm any casualties,”
London’s Metropolitan Police said they were called to the incident at 8 a.m.,this morning when many commuters would be traveling through the area.
Many emergency vehicles were on the scene and roads in the area were cordoned off.
CNN producer James Whipps, who was in an office in the area, heard the sound of the helicopter rotors suddenly cut out.He did not see the impact but as he looked through a window, he “suddenly saw this enormous fireball, black smoke, shoot up from the side of a building.”He said the helicopter wreckage appeared to have landed on two cars
The crane on top of the tall building was badly bent from the impact.
The emergency services were very quick to get to the scene, and the main fire was swiftly extinguished.
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