Helicopter crash under investigation in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department is investigating a helicopter crash in Sai Kung in which three people were injured, one seriously, according to a government press release on Sunday.

A Top Jet Aviation Robinson R44 private helicopter with four people on board hit the ground at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday at Pak A near High Island soon after lifting off from Sai Kung at 2:11 p.m.

Soon after the accident, the Civil Aviation Department Control Tower asked helicopters in the vicinity to locate the crash site.

A Government Flying Service Jetstream aircraft and a helicopter were dispatched to the scene and rescued all the four people. They were then airlifted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital at 3:46 p.m.

The helicopter wreckage has been transported to the Government Flying Service's hangar at Chek Lap Kok for further investigation and an inspector-in-charge has been ordered to coordinate the investigation.

Source: Xinhua