Five people killed in helicopter collision in Finland (www.theguardian.com)

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Five people were killed when two helicopters collided and crashed in a wooded area near Eura airport in south-western Finland, police have said.

Police said the mid-air collision occurred shortly after noon on Saturday near the town of Kauttua, with the wreckage falling 700 metres from the Ohikulkutie road.

“Five people have died in a helicopter accident near Eura airport on Saturday,” DCI Johannes Siirilä, of the National Bureau of Investigation, said.

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brace-dark-cowboy TrueAnon rule: Never get in a helicopter

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