Garda Síochána and emergency services remain at the scene of incident at a piggery near Killucan
The victims, one a foreign national, were killed when their helicopter came down on the roof of a piggery outside the village of Killucan. No other injuries were reported in the crash.The helicopter was a small aircraft and the two men are understood to have been the only occupants of the aircraft.
Though the helicopter struck buildings, sources believed they were not residential buildings and appeared to be outhouses. It was not clear if anyone was present in those buildings at the time of the crash.The flight originated at Weston, according to flight data, and the helicopter had been in the air for some 25 minutes when the incident occurred.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit , the authority for investigating air accidents and serious incidents in Ireland, has confirmed it was involved in the investigation into the crash.
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