Yorkshire helicopter crash RECAP: 1 dead and 10-year-old boy injured after horror crash

One man has died and three others have been injured after a helicopter crashed in a field in South Yorkshire. Vehicles from South Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, and Yorkshire Ambulance Service were seen racing through the streets of Doncaster towards the crash site on Ings Lane in Bentley at 10:15am GMT on Thursday (October 30).

The aircraft crashed just minutes after taking off from Retford Gamston Airport, near Retford, Nottinghamshire. South Yorkshire Police have confirmed that a 70-year-old man has died, while the pilot, a 41-year-old man, and two other passengers, a 58-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy, received minor injuries.

Ed Miliband, the MP for Doncaster North, said: "This is devastating news and my thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim of this terrible incident. My office are in touch with the relevant authorities including South Yorkshire Police, and I know the whole of Doncaster will be united in having the victim in their thoughts today."

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