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Evening Standard

Four dead after helicopters collide on Australia’s Gold Coast

Two helicopters have collided at a tourist hotspot on Australia’s Gold Coast, killing four passengers and critically injuring three others.

One helicopter appeared to have been taking off and the other landing when they collided near the Sea World theme park at Main Beach, Queensland police said.

One helicopter landed safely on a sandbank, but debris from the other was spread across an area police described as difficult to access.

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