2 Dead, 1 Injured as Helicopter Crashes in Central Norway

A police car stands near the crime scene where three people have been stabbed in the village of Nore in Numedal, Norway, on May 20, 2022. - At least three people were injured, including one seriously, in southeastern Norway in a stabbing attack, Norwegian police said. - Norway OUT (Photo by Lise Åserud / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT Photo by LISE ASERUD/NTB/AFP via Getty Images

HELSINKI—A helicopter on a leisure flight crashed in central Norway Tuesday killing both passengers and severely injuring the pilot, authorities said.

Norwegian police identified the dead passengers as a Norwegian man and a woman in their 60s. The pilot was found alive at the crash site just outside the town of Verdal, and was rushed to a hospital in the city of Trondheim.