Glasgow Helicopter Crash: Two Victims Named

Two of the eight victims who were killed in the police helicopter crash in central Glasgow have been named.

Gary Arthur, 48, from Paisley, was drinking in The Clutha pub in Stockwell Street at the time of the accident.

David Traill, thought to be in his fifties, is understood to have been the civilian pilot at the controls of the police helicopter, which also had two officers on board.

David Traill is believed to have been the civilian police helicopter pilot

Steve Lloyd, the manager of the Police Roll of Honour Trust, which remembers officers who lose their lives in the line of duty, said: "The impact of this accident will be felt by all the extended police family and will yet again prove the dangers faced by the police in the service of our community."

The Clutha had been packed with more than 100 people watching a ska band when the accident happened at 10.25pm on Friday.

Mr Arthur's 18-year-old daughter, Chloe, plays forward for Celtic Women's first-team.

She tweeted her thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts and pledged that she would make her much-loved father proud.

Emergency services at the scene of the crash

"RIP dad. you'll always mean the world to me, I promise to do you proud, I love you with all my heart," she wrote.

"Thanks to everyone who has tweeted me, text me etc, means so much, I have the most amazing friends ever."

Mr Arthur was a regular on the sidelines watching his daughter play at matches, according to Celtic women's manager David Haley.

"This is devastating for Chloe and her family," he said.

"It is a tragedy that Chloe's father was one of eight innocent victims in this terrible accident - he was regularly seen at Celtic matches, watching his daughter."

A nine-piece local ska band were on stage when the aircraft hit the roof

Some 14 people remain seriously injured in three Glasgow hospitals.

A total of 32 were admitted and 18 of them have been discharged. The wounded suffered mostly chest, spinal and head injuries as well as fractures and lacerations.

Police said: "Extensive efforts continue to recover the remaining bodies from the scene, but due to ongoing safety constraints this is likely to take some time."

Emergency services including police officers, firefighters and search and rescue teams with dogs remain at the site on the banks of the River Clyde.

An EC135 T2 like the one that crashed

They are thought to have been working through the night to recover the remaining bodies from the scene and stabilise the building, which has been deemed unsafe following the crash.

The mangled wreckage of the aircraft remains embedded in the middle of the pub.

It is not known how many people are still inside the building.

Sir Stephen House, the Chief Constable of Police Scotland, said rescuers were working in a "complicated and dangerous" environment and the rescue operation would go on for many days yet.

The cause of the crash is being investigated by the police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

A police officer lays flowers at the crash scene

Witnesses said the helicopter came down "like a stone" from the sky at "a great speed", while some suggested that there was a problem with the aircraft's rotor.

Grace MacLean, who was inside the pub at the time, told Sky News: "There was a band on, they were quite loud, and we just kinda heard a whoosh and some smoke.

"We looked around and no-one really knew what was going on. Everyone just carried on listening to the band. And then we kind of looked again and the roof was gradually coming down."

John McGarrigle, 38, said he had been told by someone inside the pub that his 59-year-old father, also called John, had been sitting at precisely the spot the aircraft had come down and that he had been killed but that authorities had not been able to confirm this.

Relatives console each other at the site

As families anxiously wait to hear news about their loved ones, special prayers will be said and candles lit for the victims at a service at Glasgow Cathedral.

A minute's silence will also be held before Celtic's Scottish Cup tie against Hearts at Tynecastle.

Senior public figures including the Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond have expressed their condolences to those affected by the tragedy.

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