Emergency services remain at the scene between Killucan and Raharney, where a single-engine aircraft collided with a farm building around 3:30pm today
Two men have died after their helicopter crashed into a building on a pig farm outside Killucan, Co Westmeath this afternoon – here’s everything we know so far.
READ MORE: Emergency services rush to scene of helicopter crash in Killucan, Westmeath - live updates The Air Accident Investigation Unit has been notified of the crash, and has dispatched inspectors to the scene. "We are absolutely shocked, after the weekend that we've just had on our roads, with three people losing their lives in Meath, then this happens. It's unbelievable," he said.
"Whoever the people are who are involved in the incident and wherever they are from, I hope and pray that life will be spared.
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