The moment a Brazilian police helicopter crashed from the skies onto a city highway was caught on camera.
As the Federal Highway Police chopper was transferring an accident victim on Monday, January 8, the helicopter crashed.
Fortunately, no one was hurt among the six occupants of the plane, which included a nurse and a doctor, according to the article.
The pilot had to execute the risky move because the helicopter’s rotor failed, according to PRF Commander Aurélio Leal, who was on board.
“There were six of us. Everyone is fine, no one was injured, thank God, Leal said.
“The location was the best it could be after we had the rotation failure. Unfortunately, the tail hit the fence.”
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The force of the helicopter’s vortex blew tiles off the roofs of surrounding buildings when it landed, notwithstanding the fortunate ending.
“When it went up, the tiles fell inside the house,” local resident Elisa Loures reportedly said.
“To avoid hurting my son, I jumped on top of him. “The helicopter made a strange noise when it took off, and suddenly everything started falling.”
According to footage shot from a vehicle in front of the collision, the helicopter also narrowly avoided colliding with a car.
“A real scare, huh?,” said driver Vitor Fabiano, who avoided a catastrophic collision just in the nick of time.
“Right in front of me. Just a matter of seconds, and I could have been underneath it. “It was truly by the grace of God.”
The Brazilian aircraft accident investigation agency was looking into the incident.
“Federal Highway Police aircraft undergo a rigorous process of acquisition, storage, and maintenance and operate with crew members who are also rigorously selected, trained, and checked,” the PRF said in a statement.
Watch the video below.
