Picture: Scott Boucher
FIVE people have escaped from a helicopter which crash landed in the car park of the Dreamworld theme park on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Witnesses said the four passengers and pilot were pulled from the wreckage about 4pm (AEST)by security guards from the theme park and were shaken but not seriously injured, The Gold Coast Bulletin reports.
Two of those on board walked from the crash site while the other three were taken on stretchers with suspected minor back injuries.
All five people on board were being taken to hospital, an emergency services said.
The aircraft did not appear to catch fire, although there was smoke coming from it. The chopper was sprayed with foam as a precaution to stop fire from breaking out.
It is believed the chopper was involved in joy flights and the incident happened near the helicopter landing pad at the western end of the car park.