Two helicopters crash in Finland

Two helicopters have slammed into each other mid-air in, plummeting to the ground in Finland, Metro reports.

Witnesses watched in horror as the aircraft crashed into each other above the western province of Eura.

This is the area where British helicopter squadrons were deployed as part of the Finnish Army’s spring exercises at the end of April.

But a spokesperson for the Finnish General Staff said no Finnish Air Force or international military helicopter was involved in the incident.

A statement from Finnish police said police received a call at 12.35 pm today that two helicopters had collided.

The wreckages of both aircraft have since been found near Eura Airport, but not in its area.

‘Two helicopters that fell to the ground have been located,’ the search and rescue service said.