Sydney: Two people were killed after two helicopters crashed in Western Australia on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place near Mount Anderson Station in Camballin, a small town in the state’s Kimberley region, Xinhua news agency reported.
Emergency services were notified of the crash at about 6:20 a.m. local time.
Early indications suggested that two cattle-mustering helicopters collided shortly after taking off.
“Both helicopters only had one person on board. Sadly, both pilots – a 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old man – died as a result of injuries received during the crash,” said the Western Australia Police Force.
According to police, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau also received notifications and would conduct a transport safety investigation into the incident.
–IANS