This was the aftermath of a helicopter crash outside Manila, the Philippines that was carrying a police chief and other high-ranking figures after it hit an electrical pole on March 5.

The incident occurred in the Laguna Province, south of Manila shortly after the passengers attended a police event close by.

According to the police spokesperson, the helicopter carrying chief General Archie Gamboa, had just taken off from a police compound when its propeller snagged on an electrical wire, causing the crash.

All eight people who were on board at the time survived but two others are in critical condition.

Onboard were four generals - including Gamboa - an aide and three helicopter crew.

The chopper had just taken off from a police compound outside Manila when it hit an electrical wire and crashed. Eight people were on board. A helicopter carrying the Philippines’ national police chief crashed outside Manila on Thursday morning, injuring him, three other generals and four others aboard.

The helicopter carrying the chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, had just taken off from a police compound when its propeller snagged on an electrical wire, causing the crash, said Lt. Col. Chit Gaorin, a regional police spokeswoman.

“Based on the witnesses, the chopper was already above ground when it hit the cables,” Colonel Gaorin said, adding that there were eight people on board, including the national police force’s spokesman, Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, and two other generals.
The head of the Philippine National Police highway patrol group, Wilson Doromal, said the accident happened in Laguna Province just south of Manila shortly after the group visited a police camp there.
“When the chopper took off it kicked up dust and there was zero visibility,” Mr. Doromal said. “The chopper hit the wires, and that was the reason the chopper crashed.”

Mr. Doromal said the helicopter had recently been purchased.

Mr. Gamboa became the national police chief in January. He served in the southern city of Davao, President Rodrigo Duterte’s southern hometown, before taking the job.