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Norway helicopter crash: At least 13 people involved in aviation disaster near Bergen | Norway helicopter crash: At least 13 people involved in aviation disaster near Bergen |
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A helicopter carrying at least 13 people has crashed off the west coast of Norway, near the city of Bergen. | A helicopter carrying at least 13 people has crashed off the west coast of Norway, near the city of Bergen. |
Police spokesman Morten Kronen said the helicopter "has crashed, it is totally smashed". | Police spokesman Morten Kronen said the helicopter "has crashed, it is totally smashed". |
There were "reports of an explosion and thick smoke" and people in the sea, he added. | There were "reports of an explosion and thick smoke" and people in the sea, he added. |
Mr Kronen said the crash took place on the island of Turoey, but did not explain how people had ended up in the water. | Mr Kronen said the crash took place on the island of Turoey, but did not explain how people had ended up in the water. |
Images on Norwegian media showed huge billows of smoke. | |
The helicopter, a Eurocopter 225, was transporting workers from the Gullfaks north sea oil platform to Bergen. | |
Statoil, the company that owns the platform, have temporarily grounded all Europcopter 225 helicopters. | |
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg wrote on Twitter about the "horrifying reports" and said she was being kept informed about the rescue work. |