Nov 09 (NHK) - A helicopter carrying 4 people has crashed near Tokyo, killing everyone on board.
The aircraft went down in Gunma Prefecture on Wednesday at around 2:30 PM.
Police and firefighters who rushed to the scene found the crashed helicopter in flames on a bridge.
Video taken by NHK shows charred wreckage partly covered by a blue sheet, and pieces of the aircraft scattered in the river beneath the bridge.
The crash site is a mountainous area dotted with houses. Local officials say the site is about 500 meters from the village office. A witness said the helicopter appeared to be flying very low and then it crashed.
The aircraft was operated by Toho Air Service.
It had been chartered by a firm affiliated with Tokyo Electric Power Company to transport materials to repair a power generating facility in Yamanashi Prefecture.
It reportedly left a heliport near the plant about 30 minutes before the crash.
Source: ANNnewsCH
