Australia helicopter collision: Passenger tapped pilot before crash, footage shows - BBC

A subsister of a deadly chopper collision successful Australia had tried to pass a aviator of impending danger, a video appears to show.

In the footage, a rider successful the backseat of the craft is seen tapping the pilot's shoulder.

Pilot Michael James turns his caput successful response, portion the rider past grips his seat.

The chopper and different collided a infinitesimal later, sidesplitting a UK mates and 2 Australians connected the different aircraft.

The footage - obtained by Australia's 7 News - was filmed connected committee a Sea World sightseeing chopper that was descending connected the Gold Coast connected Monday afternoon.

Mr James managed to onshore the chopper safely aft the rotor leaf of an ascending chopper crashed done its windscreen.

Five of the six radical connected committee the descending chopper suffered insignificant injuries.

Three different radical connected committee the different craft were severely injured, aft it fell rapidly to the ground.

The 4 radical killed were Sydney nonmigratory Vanessa Tadros, British mates Diane Hughes, 57, and her 65-year-old hubby Ron, and 40-year-old Sea World Helicopters aviator Ashley Jenkinson.

The footage volition beryllium passed connected to experts investigating the tragedy, 7 News reported.

Investigators accidental they are looking into what caused the collision, including the concern successful the 2 cockpits.