DHAKA: A helicopter has crashed near the Norwegian city of Bergen with at least 14 people on board, and there are reports of people in the sea.

Rescue officials told local media that the helicopter had been ‘totally destroyed’, reports the BBC.

Photos from the scene showed thick smoke coming from an area of rocky islets.

Norwegian paper Aftonbladet reports that the helicopter was heading to the Brage oil field from Bergen.

BDST: 1727 HRS, APR 29, 2016
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