Helicopter flying to pick up Philippine police chief crashes on the way towards to resort island


MANILA, Feb 22 (AP): A Philippine police helicopter crashed Monday as it was flying to pick up the country's police chief on a resort island, killing a crew member and injuring the two pilots, officials said.

The Airbus H125 helicopter went missing after taking off from Manila and was found two hours later to have crashed in Quezon province, police officials said.

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