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Two people 'incredibly lucky' to escape helicopter crash close to the Cotswolds.
The emergency services found they had survived on arrival at the scene
ByMelissa JonesReporter
16:39, 1 AUG 2018UPDATED16:43, 1 AUG 2018
Two people are 'incredibly lucky' to have escaped a helicopter crash close to the Cotswolds, the ambulance service says.
A man and a woman walked away from the wreckage after the aircraft came down 18 miles from Beckford in Tewkesbury.
They were the only two occupants and were found waiting for the emergency services to arrive following the accident at 1.54pm.
One ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance attended the scene.
West Midlands Ambulance Service, who dealt with the initial call, reported that the patients escaped with minor injuries.
A spokesman said: “On our arrival, the two occupants, a man and a woman, had managed to get themselves out and were sitting away from the helicopter.
“The woman was treated for back and abdominal pain, given pain relief and transported to Worcester Royal Hospital by land ambulance.

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