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Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast

Diane and Ron Hughes tragically died in the mid-air smash on the Gold Coast

Four people, including two from the UK, died when two helicopters crashed in New South Wales

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast.

A helicopter pilot who was coming into land at an Australian theme park has told investigators he didn’t hear the pilot on the ground announce he was taking off before the fatal collision between their aircraft

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, died in a collision over Main Beach on the Gold Coast on January 2

At the time of the collision both helicopters were on scheduled five-minute flights — one returning and the other taking off. The air safety watchdog has revealed more about what led up to the disaster.

Three pilots don't recall a colleague radioing to say he was taking off before his helicopter collided with another, killing four people.

The initial investigations into a fatal helicopter crash include an assessment of radio transmissions in the seconds ahead of the collision.

A preliminary report into the deadly mid-air collision of two helicopters above the Gold Coast Broadwater says the pilot of the helicopter coming in to land did not hear a call over the radio by the pilot taking off.

Both pilots received only minor injuries even though the plane was engulfed in flames and smoke upon impact