Helicopter crash
Image caption, None of those in the helicopter are believed to have suffered life threatening or life changing injuries

One of the people in the helicopter crash is the former owner of Ffos Las.

The crash took place near Llanelidan, near Ruthin, Denbighshire.

Two people were taken to the hospital, but no one was believed to have suffered life-changing or life threatening injuries.

Five men were on the helicopter when it crashed, according to one witness.

Dai WaltersImage source, Getty Images
Image caption, Former racecourse owner Dai Walters is believed to have been on board the helicopter

All of the people had been accounted for, according to the Welsh ambulance service.

Ffos Las in Carmarthenshire was owned by Mr.Walters from when it opened in 2009.

Map showing crash site

A group of men were in the helicopter when it got into trouble.

I was filming the helicopter when it happened. He said that he had to get out of the way when it hit some trees.

There was a piece of the propeller that left. It was like a movie because there was a lot of debris.

The Welsh Ambulance Service said there were two casualties that were taken to the hospital.

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Image caption, Two casualties were taken to to Denbighshire's Glan Clwyd Hospital

There were reports of a helicopter crash in the woods near Ruthin.

Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service colleagues and a duty operations manager were also present at the scene.

Patients were taken to a hospital.

An accident involving a helicopter has been reported to the AAib.

A team of inspectors are at the scene of the accident.

  • Ruthin
  • Denbighshire County Council