Emergency services attending scene after light helicopter crashes into field in Co Kildare

Air accident investigators are on their way to the scene of a crash involving a light helicopter near Kilcullen in Co Kildare

The helicopter crashed into a field in the Kilcullen area. Image: Google Maps EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE at the scene of a crash involving a light helicopter in Co Kildare.

Gardaí and emergency services, including three air accident investigators, have been dispatched to the scene. “The light helicopter crashed in a field in the Kilcullen area. The scene is currently being held by Gardaí,” the spokesperson said, adding that the Air Accident Investigation Unit had been notified.The AAIU has been notified of an occurrence involving a light helicopter approximately 6km south-east of Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. Three Inspectors of Air Accidents are deploying to the site to commence an investigation.

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