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| Norway helicopter crash: At least 13 people involved in aviation disaster near Bergen | |
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| A helicopter carrying at least 13 people has crashed off the west coast of Norway, near the city of Bergen. | |
| Police spokesman Morten Kronen said the helicopter "has crashed, it is totally smashed". | Police spokesman Morten Kronen said the helicopter "has crashed, it is totally smashed". |
| There were "reports of an explosion and thick smoke" and people in the sea, he added. | There were "reports of an explosion and thick smoke" and people in the sea, he added. |
| Mr Kronen said the crash took place on the island of Turoey, but did not explain how people had ended up in the water. | |
| Several people could be seen in the ocean, with the helicopter on the island, an eyewitness told news channel TV2. | |
| The helicopter, a Eurocopter 225, was transporting workers from Statoil's Gullfaks north sea oil field to Bergen. | |
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