Overview

• Emergency services responded around 1:30pm Friday after a helicopter went down near Bankstown Airport in Sydney’s southwest.
• Paramedics declared one man dead at the scene, and his identity has not yet been formally confirmed by police.
• A 19-year-old man sustained serious spinal injuries and was taken to Liverpool Hospital in critical condition.
• NSW Police established a crime scene, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
• Initial reports indicated the helicopter may have struck a car on Birch Street, a detail that remains under investigation.