Revealed: Clutha helicopter tragedy Fatal Accident Inquiry date set (Image: PA)
A planned Fatal Accident Inquiry into the Clutha helicopter tragedy is scheduled to begin on April 8 next year, the Crown Office has announced.
Ten people died when a police helicopter crashed onto the roof of the Clutha pub in Glasgow in November 2013.
A preliminary hearing will take place on October 3 at Hampden Park in the city, the venue for the inquiry.
A Crown Office statement said: "The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Copfs) can confirm that the process to initiate a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the Clutha helicopter crash has begun.
"Copfs appreciates the importance of this inquiry to those affected, and we have informed them of this development."
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