BY IAN CROUCH
Police are yet to formally identify a man who died in a helicopter crash at Maitland Vale.
Emergency services were called to Campbells Road about 10kms north of Maitland at about 4.20pm on Thursday where they found the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter had crashed onto a riverbank.
The pilot, who was the only person on board, was found deceased at the scene.
Police have set up a crime scene and investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau have been called in to look into the circumstances surround the crash.
A report is being prepared for the Coroner.
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| The crash scene at Maitland Vale. Picture ABC |
