DHAKA: Some thirteen people have been died after a helicopter crashed in west of the Norwegian city of Bergen.

Eleven of them on board were Norwegian; one was British and another one Italian. 

A major rescue operation was launched but ended within hours of the crash, BBC reports on Saturday (April 30).

Meanwhile, Norway's civil aviation authority has imposed a flight ban on the type of helicopter that crashed - the Eurocopter (EC) 225L Super Puma. 

The aircraft was flying from the Gullfaks oil field to Bergen, a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry.

Eleven bodies have been found, and two other people are still missing.

The tail of the aircraft was raised in a salvage operation and preparations are being made to recover the fuselage.

BDST: 1047 HRS, APR 30, 2016
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