Terrible accident in Hawaii , where a helicopter carrying six people crashed into a lava field.

A pilot and five passengers were on board the aircraft.

The incident occurred near the southernmost tip of the Big Island at around 5:00 p.m. in the Italian morning. At least two are seriously injured , but rescue is difficult .

The firefighters sent two helicopters to take the victims to the ambulances. "It's an evolving situation," Mayor Mitch Roth said.

The pilot , a man in his fifties, was trapped but was subsequently extracted and is in serious but stable condition. A young woman of 18 is also serious.

All were evacuated from the site.

(Unioneonline / vl)

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