A 70-year-old man died and three others were injured in a helicopter crash in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, British police confirmed on Thursday.

The helicopter had taken off from Retford Gamston Airport shortly before it crashed on Thursday morning.

According to police, the pilot, a 41-year-old man, and two passengers, a 58-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy, sustained minor injuries.

The British government's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it has launched an investigation into the incident.

Xinhua