Helicopter crash in London

A helicopter has crashed in central London during morning rush hour, according to reports.

Early reports suggest the aircraft hit a crane and then cartwheeled before bursting into flames.

Fire and rescue services said they were taking ‘lots of emergency calls’.

A spokesman for London fire brigade was unable to give any more details at present.

A Met police spokesman said: ‘We had a call at approximately 8am this morning and we are dealing with an incident.

‘We are still waiting for some further details at the moment.’

No details of any casualties are known as of yet.

More to come.