Three hurt in chopper crash
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Three men have been injured when a helicopter hit powerlines and plunged to the ground near Murray Bridge in South Australia.
The Ambulance Service says two men were trapped in the wreckage and the other man, 29, was thrown clear with only minor injuries.
The trapped men were freed and flown to Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide.
The pilot, 39, has multiple fractures and the other man, 42, has serious chest and head injuries.
The accident happened just before midday ACDT, 12 kilometres north of Murray Bridge.
The crew had been doing maintenance work on the powerlines for Electranet when a rotor blade clipped a line and the helicopter plunged 15 metres to the ground.
A crane was brought in to lift the wreckage.
Wed 19th November 2008 - 02:55pm
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