Five people killed in mid-air helicopter collision in Finland

Two aircraft crashed just after noon on Saturday in wooded area near Eura airport in south-west of country

Five people were killed on Saturday when two helicopters collided and crashed in a wooded area near Eura airport in south-western Finland, police said.

Police said the mid-air collision occurred shortly after noon near the town of Kauttua, with the wreckage falling 700 metres from the Ohikulkutie road.