Eight Confirmed Dead In Glasgow Pub Helicopter Crash

Scottish Fire and Rescue service and rescue workers at the scene of a helicopter crash at the Clutha Bar in Glasgow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday November 30, 2013. See PA story ACCIDENT Helicopter... Scottish Fire and Rescue service and rescue workers at the scene of a helicopter crash at the Clutha Bar in Glasgow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday November 30, 2013. See PA story ACCIDENT Helicopter. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire MORE LESS

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scottish police say eight people are now confirmed dead following the crash of a police helicopter into a crowded Glasgow pub.

Chief Constable Stephen House says all those aboard the helicopter — two officers and a civilian pilot — died when the aircraft crashed into the roof of The Clutha pub and five other people were killed on the ground.

He said Saturday that 14 injured people remain in Glasgow hospitals following the crash.
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