Helicopter crash in London

A helicopter crashed in central London on Wednesday, after hitting a crane attached to the nearby St Georges Wharf Tower before plunging into the road below during the morning rush hour. Two people have been confirmed dead, Scotland Yard says.

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  1. Fire at the scene of the helicopter crash in Vauxhall, London (Tom Avis/@tom_avis/Rex Features)
  2. Helicopter Crashes in Vauxhall, South London
  3. Photographer Nic Walker says: "The remains of the helicopter fuel. It ditched into the building on the left." (Rex Features)
  4. Smoke rises from the crash in Vauxhall (Victor Jimenez)
  5. Helicopter Crashes in Vauxhall, South London
  6. The crash occured near the railway line. Eyewitness Victor Jimenez tweeted: "At least 1 car caught under" (Victor Jimenez)
  7. Aaron James Rodgers witnessed the helicopter crash. He tweeted: "Never going to forget this" (Aaron James Rodgers)
  8. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 16: (BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE) Smoke pours from the burning debris of a helicopter which crashed in the Vauxhall area, January 16, 2012 in London, England. The helico
  9. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 16: (BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE) Emergency services building arrive as smoke pours from the burning debris of a helicopter which crashed in the Vauxhall area, January 16,
  10. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 16: (BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE) Mist shrowds St Georges Wharf Tower after a nearby helicopter crash on January 16, 2012 in London, England. The helicopter appeared to
  11. The scene of the crash in Vauxhall
  12. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 16: (BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE) Emergency services building arrive as smoke pours from the burning debris of a helicopter which crashed in the Vauxhall area, January 16,