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21.08: Press release by the National Bureau of Investigation and the Southwestern Finland Police Department: Euran helikopteriturmassa viisi kuolonuhria – poliisi jatkaa onnettomuuden tutkintaa - Poliisi
18.30: According to the flight plan there were a total of five people in the helicopters: two in one and three in the other. The accident has resulted in several fatalities. The exact number of victims and the identities of the passengers are still being determined.
16.52: The police have closed the road leading to the airfield and are preventing unauthorized persons from entering the airfield area.
16.51: The police have notified the Safety Investigation Authority about the incident.
16.27: The Defence Forces are assisting the police with securing the accident site.
16.26: There were a total of five people in the helicopters: two in one and three in the other. The identities of pilots of both helicopters are known to the police. The identities of the passengers are still being determined.
16.25: The accident involved two civilian helicopters flying together from Tallinn toward Piikajärvi airfield in Kokemäki.
15.52: The investigation of the accident is being led by the National Bureau of Investigation.
15.10: The authorities are continuing rescue, extinguishing, and investigation efforts at the accident site. The accident site is located approximately 700 meters from the Ohikulkutie in Eura. The helicopters involved in the accident are in a forested area, about one hundred meters apart.
Several rescue units and police patrols are present at the scene. The police have cordoned off the accident area, but the incident does not affect traffic on the Ohikulkutie. The police is conducting technical and tactical investigations at the scene.
14.28: The authorities have found two crashed helicopters. Rescue operations are still ongoing.
13.15: On Saturday, May 17, at 12:35 PM, the police received an emergency call reporting that two helicopters had collided. The first responders are on their way to the scene.
