Probe As Brits Die In Majorca Chopper Crash

Investigators are trying to work out what caused a helicopter crash in which two British men were killed on the Mediterranean island of Majorca.

The pair were killed instantly when the aircraft plummeted to the ground in a wooded area.

Witnesses said it had burst into flames in the air before crashing.

The wreckage was found in Coll de Sa Gramola, in the island's southwest, near the town of Andratx.

The men have not been named.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the deaths of two British nationals in a helicopter crash in Majorca on November 12.

"We are providing consular assistance to the families."

It was reported the downed helicopter caused a small forest fire, destroying a quarter of an acre before it was put out.

The aircraft was said to be owned by Sloane Helicopters, although the company denied that.

Its spokesman told The Daily Telegraph: "The helicopter is privately owned by a British man who we happen to know.

"We do know the pilot, and his helicopter was being kept in our hangar but there is no further connection.

"He is a middle-aged, married man with a daughter in her late 20s.

"He lives in the UK but was on holiday in Majorca and was taking a male friend up this morning when the accident happened.

"Exactly what happened we do not know. Our thoughts go out to his family at this terrible time."