You know you're in Africa when the
police helicopter gets shot down
Johannesburg - A police helicopter has crashed, injuring of the three occupants, after being shot at by robbers in Meadowlands, Soweto on Friday morning.
"They were helping the Dog Unit pursue armed robbers at the time and were shot at," said police spokesperson Captain Dennis Adriao.
According to Johannesburg Emergency Services the helicopter hit power lines before crashing.
All three occupants were airlifted to Johannesburg's Milpark Hospital in a very critical condition, spokesperson Percy Morokane said.
The incident happened at around 09.20.