Helicopter crashes at airport in Melbourne's south-east

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Helicopter crashes at airport in Melbourne's south-east

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Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/helic ... ab74747739

By April Glover

A helicopter crash has caused a fuel leak at an airport in Melbourne's south-east.

Emergency services are responding to reports the helicopter carrying two people was involved in a crash in Moorabbin about 2.30pm.
The pilot and passenger were being treated for minor injuries.

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A helicopter has crashed at an Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne's south-east. (9News)

One person has been transported to the Alfred Public Hospital, Ambulance Victoria confirmed.

Aerial footage shows the damaged helicopter on the ground blanketed by firefighter foam.

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Firefighters and ambulance are responding following the crash. (9News)


According to Flight Radar, the helicopter took off from Moorabbin just before 2.30pm and went down minutes later.

A spokesperson for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said it had been notified of a "collision with terrain accident involving an R44 helicopter during training operations at Moorabbin".

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