According to eyewitnesses had rotor fell off when the helicopter hit the ground at Turøy outside Bergen.
– I heard a special sound and looked out the window. Then I saw a helicopter without rotor fall straight down, says Vegard Jostein Turøy, whose cottage near the accident site.
It was turned full emergency alarm when a helicopter with 13 people on board has crashed at Turøy in Hordaland. All 13 people are confirmed dead.
The accident occurred on an islet at Turøy near Bergen in Hordaland Friday morning. The helicopter was on its way from the Gullfaks field in the North Sea to Flesland.
– When the helicopter hit the ground, there arose a massive explosion. I called 113 right away, he said.
SO controlled: Vegard Jostein Turøy looked out the window and saw the helicopter go down.
Photo: Vegard Jostein Turøy
He says that the rotor hit the ground after the helicopter body.
Odd Roseth also witnessed the dramatic incident when he stood on the roof of his to lay tile.
– I saw part of the helicopter light up and the rotor flew through the air like a frisbee. The helicopter fell down with a giant bang and then came the smoke. I could not believe my eyes, it was totally unreal, he told VG.
Follow live broadcast from the crash here.
Thought there was an explosion
Susanne Moe (22) were having breakfast when the house began to shake after a loud bang. She says that the daily tend to fly more helicopters over residential area on Vindenes, right away Turøy, helicopters carrying oil workers to and from work.
– I first thought it was an explosion, and then I looked out the window saw lots of smoke over Turøy, she said.
it quickly became known in the media that it was a helicopter that had crashed, and 22-year-old spent time control in their loved ones. She says that there are many in the area who work in the oil industry.
– Anyone here know many who work in the oil, or they work there themselves. In these times are oil workers also moved hither and thither, so they often do not know how they work. It is disgusting to think about, we do not yet know who the victims are, she said.
Jumping For Life
Anton Magne Turøy was also an eyewitness to the crash. He was on the bridge out to Turøy when the helicopter arrived.
– Suddenly said the bang. We had to run for their lives to avoid being hit by parts of the helicopter that came flying, says Turøy VG.
He says he saw the helicopter go down on a small islet just east of the Turøy, before sharing of it went into the sea.
– it was completely unreal. I do not know what happened to people, and now they have blocked off here, so I do not see it now, says Turøy.
The whole house shook
WITNESS: Merethe Kjelby.
Photo: Private
Merethe Kjelby live just a few hundred meters from the accident site. Shortly before 12 o’clock, she heard some loud sounds over his house.
– It was almost like scratching noises and the house shook violently. I was of course scared and ran out to see what happened. It was when I saw the black smoke, she says to VG.
Kjelby thrown into his car and got down to Turøybroen.
– When I arrived, there was no emergency in place yet. It was all very dramatic and it was huge with black smoke. I thought quickly that this was a disaster that nobody could survive.
Absolutely terrible
Sissel Marianne Kleivdal Haga (55) stood on the terrace home on Toft Osen on Toftøy when she suddenly heard a violent slam Friday.
She has an unobstructed view outward toward Turøy.
– I stood out and stained. Then I heard a strange sound from the air briefly before the explosion powerful. Then came the black smoke from the area where the helicopter crashed.
– I have enough yet acted me the seriousness and the consequences thereof. But I notice that something is pushing on, this is the absolutely awful. There will surely come a reaction later in me, says Sissel Marianne Kleivdal Haga VG.
Understood that something was wrong
Annika Bersaas (28) staying in Turøy, and is currently maternity leave. She tells VG that she was at home when she heard the accident.
– I heard the helicopter coming, it’s something we hear every day. But when I heard a loud bang, I realized that something was not as it should.
She speaks with VG as she stood looking at the scene from a distance.
– The flies many rescue helicopters over the area, there are rescue at sea and many fire engines on land. The accident occurred on a small island, so it’s not so easy to get to by fire engines there, she said.
– It comes helicopters over our island in the North Sea every day, so we are used to hear helicopters. We hear immediately when something is wrong, she says.
Reactions on Twitter
Several famous people, including Prime Minister Erna Solberg, expressing sympathy with those affected by the accident.
The head of the Christian Democratic Party Youth party, Emli André Erstad, is characterized by what has happened.
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