This handout picture taken and obtained on March 3, 2026 exhibits the wreckage of a helicopter after it crashed in Pililla, Rizal province. Photograph Courtesy: Fb web page of Mayor John Masinsin by way of AFP
A civilian helicopter made an emergency touchdown on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) in a grassy clearing close to a village east of the Philippines capital, killing two folks and injuring the three others onboard.
“It was not instantly clear what triggered the compelled touchdown in clear climate about 50 metres (164 ft) from the closest cluster of homes in a village in Pililla city in Rizal province,” the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and different officers stated.
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“The Bell 505 helicopter took off from Manila and was enroute toQuezon province, greater than 400 kilometres (248 miles) southeast of the capital, when it made a compelled touchdown,” aviation officers stated.
“One particular person died immediately from the influence of the touchdown and one other died in a hospital. The three others, together with the pilot, had been dropped at a hospital with accidents,” Pililla city Mayor John Masinsin and the provincial police informed reporters.
Mr. Masinsin added with out elaborating that two of these onboard had been foreigners, together with one of many two who died.
“The survivors are nonetheless in shock so we can’t extract particulars from them,” Mr. Masinsin informed reporters. “We’re prioritising their restoration.” Aviation officers stated an investigation was beneath manner.
Revealed – March 03, 2026 12:50 pm IST