Helicopter crash in Sydney kills 1, injures 1
A man has died and a teenager has been hospitalized after a helicopter crashed in southwest Sydney on Friday afternoon, News.az reports citing Xinhua.
A police statement said that emergency services were called to the crash in the suburb of Bankstown, 18 km southwest of central Sydney, at around 1:30 p.m. local time on Friday.
Ambulance paramedics arrived and treated a man, but he died at the scene.
A second male, aged 19, was treated for serious injuries before being taken to a nearby hospital in a critical condition.
Local media reported that both males were on board the helicopter at the time of the crash.
Police established a crime scene, and an investigation into the cause of the crash will be undertaken by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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