Helicopter Crash In Central London Kills Two

A helicopter that crashed in central London on Wednesday after colliding with a crane installed on a tall building had asked to divert to the UK capital’s London Heliport at Battersea, according to air traffic controllers. Captain Pete Barnes, the pilot of the AgustaWestland AW109 twin operated by UK-based RotorMotion, was killed in the accident, as was the driver of a car on the Wandsworth Road on the south bank of the Thames River, where the aircraft crashed at around 8 a.m. local time. As of press time, 13 other people were being treated for injuries.