Investigations have begun after four killed in helicopter crash

  • Anglia
Wreckage of the helicopter at Gillingham, Norfolk Credit: ITV News Anglia

At around 7.30pm last night the helicopter carrying four men, one of whom was the Irish millionaire peer Lord Ballyedmond, the richest man in Northern Ireland.

The Conservative peer owns nearby Gillingham Hall and it's thought he had been travelling to and from the hall recently while renovation work was being carried out.

Lord Ballyedmond Credit: UTV
Joe London, Pub Manager at Gillingham Swan Credit: ITV News Anglia
The crash site has been cordoned off Credit: ITV News Anglia

Click below to see ITV News Anglia's footage from the crash site.

Norfolk police have asked drivers to stay away from the crash site which has a large police cordon around it.

Click below to watch the Norfolk Police press conference.