Aviation
Three dead in Isle of Wight helicopter crash
Three people have died and one has been seriously injured after a helicopter crashed in a field during a flying lesson near a seaside resort town on Britain's Isle of Wight on Monday, police say.
The Robinson R44 II helicopter had a pilot and three passengers onboard when it crashed just before 9:30 am, authorities said.
The operator, Northumbria Helicopters, said its aircraft was involved in a crash during a flight lesson.
The seriously injured survivor was airlifted to the trauma center at University Hospital Southampton.
Eyewitness Leigh Goldsmith was driving when she saw the helicopter spiral down into a hedge, she told the Isle of Wight County Press.
The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it is sending a team of inspectors to the scene. The cause of the crash is not known.
