British newlyweds among four killed in Australian helicopter crash at Sea World theme park in Gold Coast named

Two British citizens who were killed when two helicopters collided in Australia’s Gold Coast on Monday (January 2) have been named as Ron and Diane Hughes, a recently married couple from Liverpool.

The Telegraph reported that the couple, aged 65 and 57, had been visiting family in Queensland when they boarded one of the helicopters for a joyride near the popular Sea World theme park when the tragedy struck.

An Australian woman, Venessa Tadros, who was believed to be related to the couple, also died in the crash while her 10-year-old son remains in a critical condition in hospital. The pilot, who was named Ash Jenkinson and is believed to have come from Birmingham, was also killed - bringing the total number of Britons reported to have died in the crash to three.