A helicopter crashed into a crane on top of a residential skyscraper in London in heavy fog on Wednesday morning, killing two people and injuring 11 others - one seriously.
Reports said the dead included the pilot and one person killed when the helicopter crashed to the ground, hitting parked cars and setting fire to buildings.
According to Reuters, "witnesses said the helicopter hit the crane on top of the as yet unoccupied 185-metre (200-yard) high cylindrical block - The Tower, One St George Wharf - span out of control, fell to the ground and burst into flames, setting nearby buildings alight.
There was wreckage and debris strewn across roads close to Vauxhall train station, a major transport hub on the south side of London, which was packed with thousands of commuters at the time of the incident shortly after 8am local time.
A Reuters reporter at the scene said tangled bits of crane could be seen hanging off the side of the tower, the top of which was still shrouded by low cloud an hour after the crash."
The helicopter, an AgustaWestland 109, was en route from Redhill to Elstree in London when it was diverted to a heliport near the scene of the crash.
