AT least three people have been killed in a horror helicopter crash in Greece – as emergency services rush to the scene.
The chopper went down on the holiday hotspot island of Sifnos shortly after taking off – leaving the pilot and two passengers dead.
The pilot and two passengers were killed in the crash
Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the site of impact
The small private helicopter is said to have exploded and gone up in a huge fireball upon impact this evening.
A huge inferno broke out before two firefighters and one fire engine raced to the site to tackle the raging flames, according to local media.
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A rescue team from Syros then arrived later on with the Fire Department’s RAFNAR speedboat.
It is currently unclear what caused the helicopter to crash.
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Emergency services rushed to the scene following the horror crash
The helicopter crashed in Sifnos, Greece (stock) Credit: Getty
Images shown in local reports showed what appeared to be the crash site on an arid hillside.
Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from a raging fire near shrubs and bushes.
The chopper, reportedly a Bell 206 helicopter, had just taken off from the island’s helipad in the Tholos area.
It came down and went up in a vicious fireball in an inhabited area – but no homes were hit, it is understood.
One witness told local outlet SKAI that the helicopter began to spin around at a high speed before it smashed into the ground.
Manolis Fountoulakis, deputy mayor of Sifnos, told Greek channel Alpha: “It experienced mechanical failure in the a, residents say it made a loud, strange noise, like military aircraft.”
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