Aviation investigators are on their way to the site of a helicopter crash that killed three people in the central west of New South Wales this morning.
The victims are believed to be two employees of the Parkes Shire Council and their pilot, who worked for a company based in Goulburn.
Wreckage is scattered across the road between Parkes and Orange, which has been closed to traffic.
Alan Stray from the Air Transport Safety Bureau says the helicopter is badly burnt, which may make the investigation more difficult.
"We understand from reports from police that the aircraft may have hit powerlines. We'll be looking to see if that is correct and then try to determine why," he said.
"If the pilot knew, was aware, that the powerlines were there, look at what the pilot was tasked to do."
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