Helicopter crash in Taiwan kills 2 on board

A service helicopter crashed today outside of Taiwan's capital, killing both people on board.

Pilot Chen Hsiu-ming and electrical worker Yu Hui-hsien died when the chopper crashed in New Taipei, a city that surrounds the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, the government-run Central News Agency reported.

The crash did not cause a fire or other collateral damage, but the agency provided no further details on the incident. It identified the chopper as a Bell 206 jet ranger.

Emerald Pacific Airlines, which owns the chopper, said on its Facebook page that the helicopter was cleaning up an electric pylon for the Taiwan Power Company when it crashed.
 

The aviation company provides helicopter services for large-scale construction projects.