Several Filipinos gathered and stopped by near a fishpond at Malolos, Bulacanto take a quick,curious look at a helicopter that crashed on site.
Three victims among the 10 passengers have been confirmed dead as per a tweet from Senator Richard Gordon:
UPDATE. Death toll rose to 3 in a helicopter crash in Malolos, Bulacan. Other injured passengers were already transported by our @philredcross team to Bulacan Medical Center.
— Richard J. Gordon (@DickGordonDG) April 25, 2019
The senator said that the rest of the injured has since been given assistance by the Red Cross at Bulacan Medical Center.
Among the casualties was businessman and helicopter owner, Liberato “Levy” P. Laus according to Bulacan Governor Willy Alvarado.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reports that the aircraft left the NAIA General Aviation (GenAv) at 12:28 pm to head to San Fernando, Pampanga – before it crash laded at 12:47.
As of press time, no evident cause of the helicopter crash has been reported. CAAP Director, General Capt. Jim Sydiongco said an Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board has already been dispatched to the crash site.
Here’s the video of the crash site:
