The ATSB said one helicopter carrying seven people was taking off and the other helicopter with six people on board was landing at the time of the crash.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleSpecialist investigators are examining the wreckage of two helicopters that collided in mid-air on the Gold Coast to determine how the tragedy that killed four people unfolded.
He said one helicopter carrying seven people was taking off and the other helicopter with six people on board was landing at the time of the crash. Three more people were critically injured, which police said include a mother and son and another child.Acting Inspector Campbell said the critically injured were from New South Wales and Victoria.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell provides an update on the helicopter crash investigation.
"What we do need to know now is what was occurring inside the two cockpits at the time," Mr Mitchell said.
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