Two men seriously injured in Canary Islands helicopter crash
Two men seriously injured in Canary Islands helicopter crash
Two men have been injured, one serioulsy and the other critically after the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in the Caldera de Taburiente national park on the island of La Palma.
The accident ocurred at 09.20 hours today in an area known as Dos Aguas, belonging to the town of El Paso, and it seems that the helicoper, belonging to the Tragsa company, was being used to transport building material for work being undertaken by the company on a footpath in the national park.
Three helicopters from the emergency services, along with ambulances, were sent to the scene after the emergency call was received
The two occupants of the helicopter were evacuated the Hospital de La Palma.
The helicopter was apparently flying very low at the time of the accident, but no further information about the cause of the accident has been supplied.
