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3 dead in trio of unrelated helicopter crashes (Roundup)
Nov 1, 2007, 23:01 GMT
Sao Paulo - Three people died and six others were injured Thursday in three separate helicopter accidents within two hours, all in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
According to rescue authorities, the first accident occurred in Carapicuiba, in the Sao Paulo metropolitan area, killing two women and a man. The pilot suffered serious injuries.
Twenty minutes later, another helicopter crashed on a golf course in the Sao Paulo suburb of Mogi das Cruzes, leaving its two occupants injured.
Less than two hours later, in the city of Ribeirao Preto in the interior of Sao Paulo state, a helicopter caught fire. Its three occupants suffered minor injuries, firefighters said.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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