A helicopter pilot has died after his aircraft crashed into a luxury hotel in Cairns, in Far North Queensland, injuring two guests at about 1.50am on Monday.
A helicopter pilot has been killed after his aircraft crashed into a luxury Cairns hotel and injured two guests with hundreds forced to evacuate the burning building.
The pilot, a man aged in his 40s, was killed while two people who were staying in one of the rooms were rushed to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. A helicopter pilot has been killed after his aircraft crashed into a luxury Cairns hotel and injured two guests with hundreds forced to evacuate the burning building
'Did you see it? The helicopter... it's just crazy. I was just walking along there... I saw it going down,' she continued.An 83-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman were taken to Cairns Hospital in a stable condition after they were assessed by paramedics. Queensland Police declared a Public Safety Preservation Act and an exclusion zone was enacted encompassing Esplanade, Minnie Street, Aplin Street and Grafton Street 'Unfortunately it is quite frightening to hear. I suppose that noise of helicopter crashing prior to 2am in the morning,' she said.
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