Two killed in helicopter crash in Bog of Allen

A training instructor and a student pilot have died in a helicopter crash in the Bog of Allen in Co Kildare.

The pair took off from Weston Airport near Dublin at around 5pm yesterday, but failed to return.

A search was mounted today and the Coastguard rescue helicopter from Dublin Airport spotted the wreckage in an isolated area of bog near the Kildare-Meath border at around midday today.

The Irish Aviation Authority is co-ordinated an investigation into the crash.