A helicopter has crashed in a area on the Isle of Wight this Financial institution Vacation Monday.
A number of ambulances have been deployed to the scene after the incident close to Shanklin Street simply earlier than 9.30am.
A police drone can be up, scouring the crash web site, however at this stage it’s nonetheless unclear if anybody has been injured and the precise nature of the incident.
Shanklin Street is presently closed and the police have urged residents to keep away from the realm.
Witness Leigh Goldsmith instructed the Isle of Wight County Press she was driving in the direction of Shanklin when she noticed the helicopter ‘spiralling’ earlier than it went out of sight and got here down in a hedge.
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She stated she was the primary on the scene and noticed there have been 4 folks on board, and he or she believed the airbags had been activated.
A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson stated: ‘We had been referred to as at 9.24am to a report {that a} helicopter had come down in a area close to the A3020 Shanklin Street.
‘The highway is closed because of the variety of emergency providers automobiles on the scene, so please keep away from the realm right now.’
In the meantime, a Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance spokesperson confirmed that an air ambulance has additionally been dispatched.
They added: ‘The crucial care crew consisting of a health care provider and a specialist paramedic are on scene working alongside our emergency service colleagues.’
Each the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and the Coastguard Rescue 175 from Lee-on-Solent are on the scene.
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