‘Very lucky escape’: Man taken to hospital following helicopter crash in Melbourne’s south-east

A man has been taken to hospital with minor injuries following a plane crash this afternoon.

Nine News reporter Ollie Haig says it’s been a lucky escape for the two individuals who were inside, suffering only minor injuries.

“This helicopter was only in the air for what appears to be about five minutes, it was when, then circling back towards the Moorabbin Airport, something has terribly gone wrong, it has then plummeted 750 feet in the air,” he told Heidi Murphy, filling in for Jacqui Felgate.

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A spokesperson for Fire Rescue Victoria says firefighters laid firefighting foam down and isolated power sources to prevent ignition.

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