A SECOND man has died following a helicopter crash in Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona).

The pilot of the helicopter, which crash-landed for unknown reasons, was taken to the Vall d’Hebron hospital with serious injuries and died soon afterwards.

Yesterday, firefighters revealed that the co-pilot had also lost his life in hospital.

The victims, members of the fire brigade, were working on putting out a small forest fire in Les Franqueses del Vallès (Barcelona) when their craft fell out of the sky.

Their identities have not yet been revealed as authorities are waiting until their families are aware of their deaths.