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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edna Tarigan

Eight dead as helicopter crashes minutes after take-off on Borneo island

The Airbus H130, operated by PT Matthew Air Nusantara, lost contact on Thursday on Borneo Island - (AP)

Eight people have died after a helicopter crashed on Borneo Island, Indonesian officials confirmed on Friday.

The Airbus H130, operated by PT Matthew Air Nusantara, lost contact on Thursday, just five minutes after departing from the Melawi district in West Kalimantan province.

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