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Two police helicopters were involved in a collision during a training
exercise at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on Thursday, leaving at least one
person dead and several injured.
The accident happened in snowy conditions as more than 400 police
officers were taking part in an exercise that simulated dealing with
football hooligans.
The helicopters, which crashed on a sports
field west of the stadium, were part of a flight of three bringing in
officers as reinforcements for those on the ground.
Witnesses said
the first helicopter had landed safely, then a second helicopter landed
a short distance away. The third craft crashed into the still-rotating
blades of the helicopter that had landed first. Witnesses said parts of
the rotor blades were sent spinning through the air.
The pilot of one of the helicopters was killed, according to Bild newspaper.
Two
people were seriously injured, according to the emergency services. An
eyewitness told NTV, the German broadcaster: "It was a real snowstorm.
Suddenly we heard a bang and someone shouted 'Everybody down'. Then
there was blood everywhere. Next to me was a huge puddle of blood."
A
fire service spokesman said visibility at the scene was very limited. A
police spokesperson said a decision had been made to carry out the
training exercise despite the snow.
Heavy snowfalls have disrupted
transport in Germany recently, leading to the closure of Frankfurt
airport earlier this month after 5in fell.
Heavy, drifting snow
contributed to a crash on a motorway north of Frankfurt that involved
more than 100 vehicles. At least 20 people were injured, six seriously.
Hans-Peter
Friedrich, the German interior minister, who visited the accident scene
an hour after the crash, said: "I've seen what there is to see. We are
thinking of the families and the injured."
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