Pilot killed as ‘stolen’ helicopter crashes into hotel in Australia

A stolen helicopter taken from its hangar for an “unauthorised flight” has crashed into the roof of a hotel in the Australian tourist town of Cairns, killing its pilot. Hundreds of guests had to be evacuated after one mangled rotor blade fell into the hotel pool and an explosion started a fire on the roof in the early hours of the morning. Emergency crews were called when the twin-engine helicopter hit the Hilton Double Tree Hotel in the Queensland city at about 2am local time on Monday (4pm GMT on Sunday), Queensland state police said. #helicopter #crash #australia Read more here: