St George Wharf Tower

I was privileged to visit the US Embassy building this morning. No photos allowed there so I have this blip today of St George Wharf Tower which is a posh residential block just down the road. On 16 January 2013, at approximately 8 am, two people were killed when an AgustaWestland AW109 helicopter struck a construction crane attached to the near-complete building and then crashed onto Wandsworth Road, hitting two cars and igniting two nearby buildings. One of those killed was the pilot, who was flying alone; the other was a pedestrian. The crane was seriously damaged in the incident, but its operator was late for work so was not in the cab at the time of the collision. What a lucky escape for the crane driver. I went past in the train (en route to Waterloo) about 10 minutes after the accident.