Three people have died following a helicopter crash during a flying lesson on the Isle of Wight.
A fourth person is in hospital in a serious condition following the incident, according to Hampshire Police.
Officers were called to the scene of a "helicopter that had come down" off Shanklin Road near Ventnor at 9.24am on Monday, the force said.
A spokesman for the aircraft's owner Northumbria Helicopters said G-OCLV - which is listed as a Robinson R44 II helicopter - was involved in the accident during a flying lesson.
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A fourth person is in hospital in a serious condition following the incident, according to Hampshire Police.
Officers were called to the scene of a "helicopter that had come down" off Shanklin Road near Ventnor at 9.24am on Monday, the force said.
A spokesman for the aircraft's owner Northumbria Helicopters said G-OCLV - which is listed as a Robinson R44 II helicopter - was involved in the accident during a flying lesson.
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Three die and a fourth in serious condition in hospital after helicopter crash on Isle of Wight
Emergency services were scrambled to a field near Ventnor on the island at 9.24am on Monday, Hampshire Police said.