Two dead, 11 injured in central London chopper crash

Witnesses said the helicopter - which had requested to divert and land at London's Battersea Heliport due to bad weather conditions - hit a crane at the top of the tower near Vauxhall Bridge in Vauxhall, central London.u00a0

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Eight fire engines, four fire rescue units and around 60 firefighters were at the scene to defuse the situation.

Eyewitness Matt Haverson, said, "It was extremely scary… I obviously thought it was a terrorist attack.

" Sarah-Beth Casey, who lives in a nearby flat, said, "You're always worried about things like 9/11 and things like that. I have three small children with me in the flat. It's one of your fears that something like this can happen. When I heard the explosion - it was like a little earthquake."u00a0