BREAKING: Kildare aircraft crash results in fatality
By Paul O'Meara
Published 12th Dec 2022, 11:49 BST
Crash experts are this morning working in sub zero temperatures to establish the cause of a fatal aircraft accident near Brannockstown last night.
It’s understood the accident claimed the life of a Dublin man when the four seater helicopter crashed on rolling farmland late yesterday afternoon.
The accident happened about 300 metres from the main road.
The helicopter crashed on the Dunlavin side of Brannockstown about five kilometres from the west Wicklow town.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit has deployed three officers to the scene.
A number of fire service personnel and gardaí are also there as well as a hearse.
The accident scene has been screened off from public view.