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| Helicopter carrying at least 13 people crashes near Bergen in Norway | Helicopter carrying at least 13 people crashes near Bergen in Norway |
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| A helicopter has crashed off the western coast of Norway with local media reporting that 13 to 17 people were on board. | A helicopter has crashed off the western coast of Norway with local media reporting that 13 to 17 people were on board. |
| Several witnesses described seeing and hearing a powerful explosion, and people were seen in the sea, television station TV2 reported, adding that some people had been rescued. | Several witnesses described seeing and hearing a powerful explosion, and people were seen in the sea, television station TV2 reported, adding that some people had been rescued. |
| “Emergency services en route to a zone near Turøy after reports of a helicopter crash,” Norwegian police said on Twitter, referring to an island off the western city of Bergen. | “Emergency services en route to a zone near Turøy after reports of a helicopter crash,” Norwegian police said on Twitter, referring to an island off the western city of Bergen. |
| First reports indicated the helicopter was transporting workers to an offshore oil field in the North Sea. The area just west of Bergen, Norway’s second largest city, sees frequent helicopter traffic to and from offshore oil installations. | First reports indicated the helicopter was transporting workers to an offshore oil field in the North Sea. The area just west of Bergen, Norway’s second largest city, sees frequent helicopter traffic to and from offshore oil installations. |
| Live television footage showed leisure boats rushing toward the scene of the crash, where thick black smoke was billowing into the sky. | |