RELATIVES of the victims of the Clutha disaster in Glasgow have reacted angrily to preliminary reports on the cause of the accident, which they say “answers nothing”.
Ten people died on November 29, 2013 when a Police Scotland helicopter crashed into the roof of The Clutha Bar in Glasgow.
The families met at a hotel in Glasgow yesterday to hear from the AAIB and were informed that the absence of a black box means the cause of the crash is still uncertain.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will reveal the full extent of their report into the crash tomorrow after all of the victims' families have been informed.
John McGarrigle's father, also named John, who had roots in Co. Donegal, was killed in the crash.
“I came here very optimistic, very hopeful knowing that the AAIB are very impartial,” Mr McGarrigle told Sky News.
“But I just feel really let down by those guys because these are the people that we came here tonight to get answers off of and we never got any answers.”
The helicopter’s pilot David Trail, PC Tony Collins and OC Kirsty Nelis all died on board the aircraft.
Clutha Bar customers John McGarrigle, Mark O’Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins, Samuel McGhee and Joe Cusker died when the helicopter came down on the bar.
The Clutha Bar, formerly known as Clutha Vaults, reopened this summer - more than 18 months after the accident.
The full AAIB report will be released tomorrow after talks with all of the families involved.
It will be the final report into the tragedy.
