Why Twitter is good

[Brentwood]

A helicopter has just hit a crane in Vauxhall and hit two cars before exploding. Search for "Vauxhall" 2 minutes later and there are instant pictures from the scene, plus real-time eye witness reports

News agencies couldn't possibly respond as quickly as that

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BAt3shICIAA-YRK.jpg

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Mack]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

until tomorrow to report it...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9805071/Helicopter- crashes-in-Vauxhall-central-London.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9805071/Helicopter-crashes-in-Vauxhall-central-London.html)

[Mack]

https://twitter.com/camsjohnson/status/291464536383451136

[Brentwood]

Quote:



Images circulated on Twitter showing the aftermath of the helicopter crash in south London

[Brentwood]

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Classic Jorge]