Police say there are a number of casualties after a helicopter crashed into a building in Ireland.
The crash happened at 3.30pm on Tuesday in Co Westmeath and emergency services are at the scene.
Images from the scene indicate the helicopter crashed into a farm building.
The Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit said it had also deployed a team of inspectors to the site of the single-engine helicopter crash.
Acting chief fire officer with Westmeath Fire and Rescue Service Pat Hunt told Midlands 103 radio station: “We understand that it’s an incident involving a helicopter crashing into a building in the Joristown Upper townland in Killucan, Co Westmeath.”
He added: “All the principal response agencies are mobilising to the scene: An Garda Siochana, the ambulance service and ourselves.
“What we can understand is that there are a number of casualties involved, but again, we cannot at this stage confirm the number.”
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Ken Glynn, the mayor of Mullingar-Kinnegad Municipal District, described the incident to Irish broadcaster RTE as “shocking and tragic”.
He said his thoughts and prayers are with the families of those involved in the incident.
