2 dead, 3 hurt in Rizal chopper crash – mayor

MANILA, Philippines — Two individuals were killed and three were injured after a helicopter they were riding crashed near a residential area in Pililla, Rizal on Tuesday morning, the town mayor said. “Unfortunately, dead on site yung isa… Yung isa, dead on arrival sa hospital,” Pililla Mayor John Masinsin told reporters in a phone interview.

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Helicopter crash kills 2 in Philippines; Malaysian among casualties

Two passengers, a Malaysian and a Filipino, were killed in the crash.

Malaysian, Filipino killed in helicopter crash southeast of Manila

A Malaysian national and a Filipino were killed Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in a vacant lot about two hours southeast of Manila. The Bell 505 helicopter carrying five people, including two Malaysians, took off from the capital and was en route to Quezon province, more than 400km (248 miles) southeast of the capital, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and other officials said. It was not immediately clear what caused the forced landing in clear weather in a grassy area of ab...

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Helicopter crashes in Rizal; 2 reported dead

Two people were killed after a civilian helicopter crashed in Pililla, Rizal, police said.

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