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| Two police helicopters collide over California helipad, injuring six | Two police helicopters collide over California helipad, injuring six |
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| Two police helicopters collided over a helipad Saturday, leaving five police officers and a civilian with minor injuries, officials said. | Two police helicopters collided over a helipad Saturday, leaving five police officers and a civilian with minor injuries, officials said. |
| Police believed the collision occurred when the rotator blades of a chopper that was landing and one that was taking off touched, Lt Phlunte Riddle said. | Police believed the collision occurred when the rotator blades of a chopper that was landing and one that was taking off touched, Lt Phlunte Riddle said. |
| The collision caused extensive damage to both aircraft, crumpling the tail and breaking the blades of one and causing the blade to fall off and other damages to the other. | The collision caused extensive damage to both aircraft, crumpling the tail and breaking the blades of one and causing the blade to fall off and other damages to the other. |
| The injured were taken to hospitals for evaluation after the 4pm collision at a helipad in Altadena. Riddle said they included a pilot and an observer in each of the Bell OH-58A helicopters and two officers on the ground. One of the observers was a civilian. | The injured were taken to hospitals for evaluation after the 4pm collision at a helipad in Altadena. Riddle said they included a pilot and an observer in each of the Bell OH-58A helicopters and two officers on the ground. One of the observers was a civilian. |
| The weather was drizzly and cloudy at the time of the accident. | The weather was drizzly and cloudy at the time of the accident. |
| FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said his agency and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. | FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said his agency and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. |
| The collision follows a much more serious crash in Atlanta this month where two officers in a police helicopter were killed when the aircraft hit wires atop a power pole. | The collision follows a much more serious crash in Atlanta this month where two officers in a police helicopter were killed when the aircraft hit wires atop a power pole. |
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