Two people have been confirmed dead after the helicopter accident in Verdal in Trøndelag on Tuesday. The deceased are a man and a woman, both in their 60s, the police told TV 2 on Tuesday afternoon.
One additional person who was on board the helicopter is said to be seriously injured, and that person is being cared for by the healthcare system.
The circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear, but there must have been dense fog in the area when the accident occurred.
The helicopter was on a private flight, says task leader Stig Viken to NRK at 12.05.
– It was calm, but dense fog. We do not yet know what the cause is, says Viken to Trønder-Avisa.
The accident is one of several that have hit helicopters in recent years, according to this overview provided by NTB on Tuesday afternoon:
1 November 2022: Two people died and one was seriously injured when a helicopter crashed near Verdal in Trøndelag.
March 18, 2022: Four American soldiers lost their lives when a military helicopter crashed during the NATO exercise Cold Response in Nordland.
18 June 2021: A 46-year-old man from Kløfta died when his helicopter flew into a high-voltage line and crashed at Lannerheia on the E18 in Porsgrunn in Telemark. The man was alone on board the Robinson R44 helicopter.
November 16, 2020: A pilot was slightly injured in a helicopter accident in Forsand in Sandnes municipality. The helicopter was transporting concrete for the construction of a power line when the tail of the helicopter snapped.
31 August 2019: Six people lost their lives when an Airbus H125 helicopter (formerly known as Eurocopter AS-350) crashed near the mountain Skoddevarre in Alta. The helicopter was operated by the company Helitrans.
16 February 2019: A married couple in their 40s died in an accident with their own Robinson R44 helicopter in Røldalsfjellet in Hordaland.
26 October 2017: A Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed outside Barentsburg on Svalbard. Eight people lost their lives in the accident, three crew members and five scientists. Only one of the dead was found.
April 29, 2016: Twelve men and one woman died when a Super Puma helicopter crashed after the rotor came loose at Turøy northwest of Sotra in Hordaland. The helicopter was operated by the company CHC Helikopter Service.
January 14. 2014: Two men died when a helicopter from Norsk Luftambulanse hit a high-voltage line and went into the ground at the Sønsterud tunnel on the E16 in Hole.
January 11, 2012: Two people died when a Robinson R44 helicopter belonging to Jämtlands Flyg went down near Mosjøen.
July 4, 2011: Five people died when a Eurocopter AS350 B3 helicopter attached to the Airlift base in Kinsarvik crashed in Hardanger during a private relocation mission.
January 27, 2010: All four on board died when a Robinson R44 Astro helicopter crashed and went through the ice outside the harbor basin in Horten. The helicopter belonged to Midtnorsk Helikopterservice AS.
February 4, 2009: The pilot died when an Airbus AS-350B helicopter crashed when it was on the ground in Rostadalen in Målselv in Indre Troms.
March 30, 2008: Three people died when a Russian Mi-8 helicopter with nine people on board crashed approximately 4 kilometers from Barentsburg on Svalbard.
September 14, 2006: Two people died when a helicopter crashed while transporting building materials at Voss. The freight cable was thrown and came into contact with the tail rotor.
