A Brazilian Military Police’s helicopter was badly damage when its fast spinning rotor blades smashes into incoming lorry when it is about to take off.

The lorry was being used by the Secretary of State for Health’s office to transport hospital waste. Both the lorry and helicopter, which belongs to the Integrated Centre of Aerial Operations (CIOPAER) of the Military Police

A police helicopter preparing to take off from a road in a Brazilian city was seriously damaged, and two of its occupants were injured, when a passing lorry came too close and collided with its blades.

YouTube video shows the helicopter on the ground with its blades whirring in the Second District of Rio Branco, in the northwestern state of Acre – when a white truck turns a corner and tries to go past the aircraft.The blades crash against the side of the lorry – ripping off its roof and leaving the rotor wings bent out of shape.Startled motorists stop and gaze in astonishment as debris is left scattered all around the street

Colonel Oliveira, from the Acre Military Police, said there were five people in the helicopter at the time – two commanders and three members of the crew. He added: ‘Two crew members had light injuries and were taken for treatment’ and are now ‘well’. Charles Matos, a manager for the company which the lorry belongs to, said none of the three people in the vehicle were injured.

The helicopter had been participating in ‘Operation Close Border’ and was patrolling the area, according to Col Oliveira. CIOAPER coordinator Nayk Souza said a police barrier was in the area at the time of the incident and that all safety regulations had been followed. An investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched.