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LOOK: Helicopter carrying PNP chief, 7 others crashes in Laguna
LOOK: Helicopter carrying PNP chief, 7 others crashes in Laguna
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 05, 2020 10:51 AM PHT
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Updated Mar 05, 2020 12:35 PM PHT
(UPDATE) The helicopter carrying Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Archie Gamboa and 7 others crashed in San Pedro City, Laguna on Thursday morning after it got tangled with power lines shortly after takeoff, officials said.
(UPDATE) The helicopter carrying Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Archie Gamboa and 7 others crashed in San Pedro City, Laguna on Thursday morning after it got tangled with power lines shortly after takeoff, officials said.
Gamboa was accompanied by Major Generals Jovic Ramos and Mariel Magaway, his comptrollership and intelligence heads, respectively; Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, the PNP spokesman; an aide, a technician and 2 pilots.
Gamboa was accompanied by Major Generals Jovic Ramos and Mariel Magaway, his comptrollership and intelligence heads, respectively; Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, the PNP spokesman; an aide, a technician and 2 pilots.
Gamboa, his aide, Banac, and the helicopter's crew are safe while Ramos and Magaway are in "critical condition," said PNP Community Relations chief Maj. Gen. Benigno Durana, Jr.
Gamboa, his aide, Banac, and the helicopter's crew are safe while Ramos and Magaway are in "critical condition," said PNP Community Relations chief Maj. Gen. Benigno Durana, Jr.
The area where the helicopter took off was sandy and the chopper's propellers fanned the debris, creating poor visibility, according to Police Lt. Chit Gaoiran, spokesperson of PNP Calabarzon.
The area where the helicopter took off was sandy and the chopper's propellers fanned the debris, creating poor visibility, according to Police Lt. Chit Gaoiran, spokesperson of PNP Calabarzon.
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"Based po sa mga saksi po dito nung umangat po zero visibility po and then parang sumabit siya, 'yung isang kable ng kuryente ay naputol. Sa cemented portion ng kalsada dun po nagcrash 'yung chopper," she told radio DZMM.
"Based po sa mga saksi po dito nung umangat po zero visibility po and then parang sumabit siya, 'yung isang kable ng kuryente ay naputol. Sa cemented portion ng kalsada dun po nagcrash 'yung chopper," she told radio DZMM.
(Based on witness accounts, when it took off there was zero visibility and then the helicopter supposedly got tangled, an electric cable was cut. The chopper crashed on the cemented portion of the road.)
(Based on witness accounts, when it took off there was zero visibility and then the helicopter supposedly got tangled, an electric cable was cut. The chopper crashed on the cemented portion of the road.)
The helicopter was on its way to Camp Vicente Lim in Calamba City, Laguna when the accident happened, according to PNP deputy chief for operations Major Gen. Guillermo Eleazar.
The helicopter was on its way to Camp Vicente Lim in Calamba City, Laguna when the accident happened, according to PNP deputy chief for operations Major Gen. Guillermo Eleazar.
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