penash
30th May 2004, 21:23
ONE man is dead and another in hospital with serious burns following a helicopter crash near the Queensland-Northern Territory border.
Alice Springs police today said a Robinson R22 helicopter crashed on Tobermorey Station about 450km north-east of Alice Springs.
The pilot died in the crash which occurred about 11am yesterday.
Another man in his 50s, who was in the helicopter, was taken to Mount Isa and flown by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to hospital in Townsville.
Police said he was suffering serious burns to about 60 per cent of his body
Alice Springs police today said a Robinson R22 helicopter crashed on Tobermorey Station about 450km north-east of Alice Springs.
The pilot died in the crash which occurred about 11am yesterday.
Another man in his 50s, who was in the helicopter, was taken to Mount Isa and flown by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to hospital in Townsville.
Police said he was suffering serious burns to about 60 per cent of his body