Glasgow helicopter crash: `Multiple injuries` at Clutha pub
Baku, November 30 (AZERTAC). A police helicopter has crashed into a busy pub on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow.
It happened at The Clutha in Stockwell Street at 22:25 on Friday.
Police Scotland confirmed there were three people on board the helicopter - two officers and a civilian pilot.
There have been "numerous" casualties but police have not confirmed whether anyone has died. It is not known how many people are still trapped inside the pub.
A senior fire officer said they had made contact with some people trapped inside the pub but the building was unsafe and they were taking a "methodical" approach to the rescue.
It has been reported that about 120 people were in the pub at the time of the crash. Many were rescued or escaped but others have been trapped by a collapse on the left-hand side of the building.
Emergency services have erected barriers around the scene and specialist rescue teams are in the pub with sniffer dogs to help with the search.
As he left the Accident and Emergency Department of Glasgow Royal Infirmary, a member of staff who did not want to be interviewed was asked how serious the injuries were.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it had a specialist urban search and rescue crew at the scene.
Assistant chief officer Lewis Ramsay said: "Our officers are working very hard in what is a very complex and hard environment for them.
A police insignia could be seen on the wreckage of the helicopter
Mr Murphy, who is the shadow international development minister, said it was a "horrific scene". Mr Murphy, who had blood on his shirt which he said was not his, said he did not see the crash happen and it was all a bit of a blur for a few minutes before the emergency services arrived.
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