Thursday, January 17, 2013

A Helicopter Crashes in Central London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21055540

{"Just before 8 a.m., his aircraft hit the jib of a giant crane on the St George’s Tower development, which was partly obscured by fog. The crane had red warning lights on it and was on a list of hazards circulated to pilots.
The driver of the crane, who was two minutes late for his shift, was making the 200-metre climb up its ladder when the helicopter hit. Colleagues said they had never known him to be late before.
Paul Robinson, 42, a lorry driver, said: “He would have been wiped out if he had been on time. It was a very lucky escape.”} http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/16/two-dead-13-injured-after-helicopter-crashes-falls-on-crowded-street-in-london-during-rush-hour