Helicopter Crashed on the Palm

[Gaffer]

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/heli...

Dubai: A private helicopter with two people on board has crashed while taking off from the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, police sources have confirmed.
Of the two people on board one is said to be critical, the other has sustained moderate injuries. Both have been rushed to hospital on police rescue helicopters. Their nationalities have not been identified yet.
Concerned authorities are investigating the incident, and the area has been sealed off.
The incident caused massive traffic jams on the Palm.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing fire trucks, police cars, ambulances and helicopters rushing to the scene of the incident.
It is not known exactly where on the Palm the crash took place.
Twitter user Corinne, tweeting from @corinnedaze, wrote: "A stack of police cars driving very fast drove past our place."
A second tweet said: "Definitely something happening. Don't know what!"
Another Palm resident added: "Loads of fire trucks, police, ambulances and now helicopters. Must be something big going on.
"Lots of emergency vehicles racing down towards the end of the palm, sirens on, looks like some big problem somewhere. Helicopters circling."

[MacW]

Gaffer said:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/heli...

Dubai: A private helicopter with two people on board has crashed while taking off from the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, police sources have confirmed.
Of the two people on board one is said to be critical, the other has sustained moderate injuries. Both have been rushed to hospital on police rescue helicopters. Their nationalities have not been identified yet.
Concerned authorities are investigating the incident, and the area has been sealed off.
The incident caused massive traffic jams on the Palm.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing fire trucks, police cars, ambulances and helicopters rushing to the scene of the incident.
It is not known exactly where on the Palm the crash took place.
Twitter user Corinne, tweeting from @corinnedaze, wrote: "A stack of police cars driving very fast drove past our place."
A second tweet said: "Definitely something happening. Don't know what!"
Another Palm resident added: "Loads of fire trucks, police, ambulances and now helicopters. Must be something big going on.
"Lots of emergency vehicles racing down towards the end of the palm, sirens on, looks like some big problem somewhere. Helicopters circling."

She might as well have just written, "Look at me! Look at me!"

[shirt]

was told about this at the start of footy earlier. i reckon just by being told the title of thi thread i could write a more informative article than those being reported.