The Scotsman
Helicopter victims named
Two men who died when a helicopter crashed into a field have been named by police.
Robert Philip Ward, 48, of Great Western Road in Glasgow and Edward Lapsley, 56, of Roland's Gill, Tyne and Wear, died when the aircraft crashed in farmland near Meigle in Perthshire.
Investigations have continued into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, with recovery of the wreckage also getting under way.
The men were the aircraft's only occupants when it fell to ground east of the A94 Coupar Angus to Meigle road at about 10.15am on Wednesday.
The helicopter was travelling from Cumbernauld to the Aberdeen area when it came down.
No one else was injured as a result of the accident.
Tayside Police held a briefing with officials from the Air Accident Investigation Branch from Farnborough.
A force spokesman said: "Methodical examination continued at the scene during the day, with officers combing the field section by section, and the recovery of the wreckage of the Bell 206 helicopter began."
Robert Philip Ward was known by friends and colleagues as Phil Ward.
Our sympathies to their loved ones at this sad time.