A PRIVATE helicopter on Tuesday morning crashed leaving two people dead and three others wounded in Pililia, Rizal.
Pililla Mayor John Masinsin said the incident occurred around 7:27 a.m. on Tuesday in Upper Barak in Bgy. Quisao.
A foreign national was declared dead while the pilot was critically injured.
Rizal Provincial Police Office Director Col. Eleazar Barber Jr. said police continue to coordinate with relevant agencies to determine the cause of the crash.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said it is investigating a forced landing of a Bell 505 helicopter en route from Manila to Quezon province.
The CAAP said its Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board is conducting investigation, saying details will be provided as they become available.

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