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| Two dead after helicopter crash | Two dead after helicopter crash |
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| Two people are believed to have died after a helicopter crashed in Lanarkshire. | Two people are believed to have died after a helicopter crashed in Lanarkshire. |
| The Twin Squirrel aircraft came down in Jervis Wood near Lanark just after 1600 BST and was understood to have burst into flames. | The Twin Squirrel aircraft came down in Jervis Wood near Lanark just after 1600 BST and was understood to have burst into flames. |
| A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said the damage to the helicopter was so bad that it could not be determined how many people were on board. | A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said the damage to the helicopter was so bad that it could not be determined how many people were on board. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been called in. | |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews. | The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews. |
| The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board Strathclyde Police spokeswoman | The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board Strathclyde Police spokeswoman |
| Strathclyde Fire Brigade also has units in attendance at the scene. | Strathclyde Fire Brigade also has units in attendance at the scene. |
| The RAF spokesman said the incident did not involve a military aircraft and added that its helicopter was on stand-by to assist. | The RAF spokesman said the incident did not involve a military aircraft and added that its helicopter was on stand-by to assist. |
| A spokesman for the British Airports Authority said the helicopter did not come from Glasgow or Edinburgh Airports. | A spokesman for the British Airports Authority said the helicopter did not come from Glasgow or Edinburgh Airports. |
| The Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said officers were trying to establish who was on board and where the helicopter was travelling to and from. | The Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said officers were trying to establish who was on board and where the helicopter was travelling to and from. |
| "The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board," she said. | "The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board," she said. |
| "It might be one, it might be more. We just don't know at the moment." | "It might be one, it might be more. We just don't know at the moment." |
| She added that it could be some time before official identifications can be made. | She added that it could be some time before official identifications can be made. |