Man killed in South Yorkshire helicopter crash named as Peter Smith

<p>Seventy-year-old, who died in incident near Bentley, said by family to be ‘a beloved husband, father and grandfather’</p><p>A man who was killed in a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/30/helicopter-crashes-into-field-in-south-yorkshire">helicopter crash in Doncaster</a>, South Yorkshire on Thursday has been named by his family as Peter Smith.</p><p>The family described Smith, 70, as “a beloved husband, father and grandfather” and said they were “all devastated by this sudden loss”, in a statement released by South Yorkshire police.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/01/man-killed-in-south-yorkshire-helicopter-crash-named-as-peter-smith">Continue reading...</a>