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mtnester

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4. I am curious if the crane had a warning light on the top
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 06:24 AM
Jan 2013

this accident would make more sense (as far as cause...no accident makes sense when folks are hurt or die) if it did not and it was morning low light with any kind of drizzle or fog...if this was a normal path for this helicopter, and someone suddenly put up a 4 story stick (guessing on height, could be bigger or smaller) without a warning beacon and visibility was poor due to time of day or weather conditions, what could go wrong?

Live feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21040313 PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1
2 fatalities confirmed so far mtnester Jan 2013 #2
plus nine casualties - one crtical dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #3
I am curious if the crane had a warning light on the top mtnester Jan 2013 #4
From a picture I saw of the incident here in the UK dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #6
A good question: muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #10
Sad Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #5
Yes. Very bad news T_i_B Jan 2013 #8
Live update link here dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #7
2 dead/13 lnjured...they are wondering if the pilot became incapacitated. nt MADem Jan 2013 #9
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