Helicopter crashes at Melbourne’s Moorabbin Airport

Emergency services have rushed a person to hospital after a helicopter crash at a Melbourne airport.

A helicopter carrying two people has crashed at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne’s south-east.

The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff around 2.30pm. Aerial footage from 9 News captured showed the crumpled remains of the helicopter surrounded by what appears to be firefighting foam.

A helicopter has crashed at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne’s south-east. Picture: Nine

The aircraft went down shortly after 2.30pm. Picture: Nine

Ambulance Victoria confirmed that one person has been taken to The Alfred hospital. The condition of the second person has not yet been disclosed.

“Emergency services were called to an airport in Moorabbin about 2.30pm on 17 April after reports of a helicopter crash,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

“ Two people were on the craft at the time and one person suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Work Safe and ATSB will be notified of the incident.”

Flight tracking data from FlightRadar shows the helicopter departed from Moorabbin Airport just moments before the crash. Its airborne journey lasted only a few minutes.

Emergency services remain on site as investigators begin piecing together what went wrong.

More to come.