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Helicopter Crashes Near Doncaster Minutes After Takeoff

AAIB investigators have deployed to the Bentley crash site.

Overview

  • South Yorkshire Police said they were called at 10:14am to a field off Ings Lane in Bentley after reports of a helicopter down.
  • A large cordon is in place and Ings Lane is closed, with police, fire crews and ambulances on scene.
  • Local reports identify the aircraft as a privately operated Robinson R44 that departed Gamston Airport around 10am.
  • Photos and witness accounts show wreckage overturned in a field near the ReFood industrial site, with dozens of emergency vehicles reported.
  • Authorities have not confirmed how many people were on board or any casualties, and the public has been urged to avoid the area.