Two fatalities understood to have occurred in crashlanding at Raharney
Wreckage of the helicopter which crashed into a pig farm in Joristown, Co Meath: Two hearses later departed from the scene. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins DublinThe red-and-white tail of the stricken helicopter could be seen protruding from the roof of the piggery where it crashed on Tuesday afternoon.
Local man Edmond McHugh said he was milking some cows when he heard a loud bang, but thought nothing of it. “I thought it might be a cow hitting a gate,” he said. Though his home is straight across the road from the scene, there was no smoke or fire. “We heard a few sirens shortly afterwards.” Another local, who did not wish to be named, described hearing a bang outside their home, adding: “My wife saw something flying over and then it was gone. We drove around looking for it, but couldn’t find it.
The flight originated at Dublin’s Weston Airport, according to flight data, and the helicopter had been in the air for some 25 minutes when the crash occurred.
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