Isle of Wight helicopter crash latest: Three people killed and one in serious condition in hospital after flying lesson tragedy – UK Times

A helicopter crashed on Monday during a flight lesson on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, killing three people and leaving one person seriously injured, authorities said.

The Robinson R44 II helicopter had a pilot and three passengers on board when it crashed just before 9.30am. The operator, Northumbria Helicopters, said its aircraft was involved in a crash during a flight lesson.

Confirming the killing of three people, Isle of Wight police said: “At this time we are unable to provide further information about the people involved, as efforts continue to contact and support their families.”

A helicopter crashed on Monday in a field on the Isle of Wight. Three people died, and one person has been airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, authorities said.

The helicopter crashed near a busy road, according to Darren Toogood, editor and publisher at the Island Echo.

“It’s a bank holiday weekend in August on the Isle of Wight,” he told Sky News. “It’s an incredibly busy area. Lots of tourists down at the moment. It appears no vehicles were involved, which is incredible, given how busy this road would have been this morning.”

Joe Robertson, the MP for Isle of Wight East, said the local community is in shock following Monday’s deadly helicopter crash.

“It is very sad and tragic news during what should have been a happy Bank Holiday helicopter flight from Sandown Airport. The whole community is in shock,” he said.

He warned people to stay away from the area as authorities investigate the incident.

A manager of a holiday park near the crash scene told the BBC that authorities “closed off all the roads” in the wake of the helicopter crash.

Fleur Sanders, manager of the Appuldurcombe Gardens Holiday Park in Wroxall, Ventnor, described the day as “chaotic”.

She told the BBC it’s the height of the park’s busy summer season, and there are “guests that can’t get access…there’s a long diversion, tourists and motor homes are trying to come in”.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is now looking into the helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight.

“A team of inspectors has been sent to the accident site to gather evidence and make enquiries,” the agency said.

A spokesperson for Northumbria Helicopters confirmed that its aircraft G-OCLV, which is listed as a Robinson R44 II helicopter, was involved in Monday’s crash on the Isle of Wight.

“The flight, which departed from Sandown Airport at approximately 9am was carrying four passengers on board including the pilot, and was undertaking a flying lesson,” the spokesperson said.

The helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight killed three people and injured one person.

That injured individual has since been airlifted to a major trauma centre in a Southampton hospital.

Officials said the injured individual was in serious condition as of Monday morning.

Witness Leigh Goldsmith told the Isle of Wight County Press she was driving towards Shanklin when she saw the helicopter “spiralling” before it went out of sight and came down in a hedge.

Three people were killed in the crash, while a fourth was airlifted to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

The helicopter that crashed on the Isle of Wight departed from Sandown Airport around 9am.

Police received a call about a downed helicopter just over 20 minutes later, at 9.24am.

Three people died in the crash, and one person has been airlifted to a hospital in serious condition.