Pilot killed as chopper crashes into Australian hotel
A pilot has died after their helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in the northern Queensland city of Cairns.
The aircraft hit the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at around 01:50am local time on Monday (16:50B Sunday), sparking a fire and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of guests.
Authorities say the only occupant of the helicopter died at the scene, and two hotel guests - a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s – were taken to hospital in a stable condition.
