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A helicopter has crash landed in Bolton this afternoon (November 13). ‌

The helicopter is understood to have experienced trouble over Greater Manchester before the pilot performed an emergency landing in a rural area near to Beaumont Road in the Lostock area of the town, the MEN reports . ‌

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At 1.40pm on Thursday (November 13) four fire engines from Bolton Central, Eccles and Atherton fire stations plus the technical rescue unit from Leigh fire station were called to reports of a helicopter making an emergency

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