"My initial reaction for him from my experience was to try not to move him because he had been in a crush situation.
"But as we were lying there other people were literally being pulled out of the pub and more or less thrown on top of us."
Passers by formed a human chain in an attempt to rescue those trapped inside.
Among the wreckage the tail of the dark blue helicopter with the word "Police" written on the tail could be seen on the roof of the pub and rotor blade sticking out of a hole to the left.
Rose Fitzpatrick, deputy chief constable, said: "There were three people on board the helicopter, two police officers and a civilian pilot, and on a busy Friday night, there were a number of customers in the bar.
"We are working hard to recover people still inside the building and we will make further details available when we have them.
"A full investigation is now under way however at this early stage it is too early to provide details on why the helicopter came down."
Alex Salmond, first minister for Scotland, posted a message on Twitter saying we should "prepare ourselves for the likelihood of fatalities" following the crash at the Clutha Vaults pub, on the bank of the River Clyde.
Jim Murphy, former shadow defence secretary and MP for East Renfrewshire, had been nearby when the crash happened and described seeing people covered in dust being pulled out of the building.
"I got out of my car and just tried to help people," he told the BBC.
"I saw a pile of people clammering out of the pub in the dust. No smoke, no fire, just a huge amount of dust.
"There were people with injuries. Bad gashes to the head. Some were unconscious. I don't know how many.
"The helicopter was inside the pub. It's a mess. I could only get a yard or two inside. I helped carry people out."
It was claimed the helicopter crashed into the flat roof of the pub at around 10pm. More than 120 people were believed to be inside at the time watching Glasgow-based Ska band Esperanza.
Mr Murphy described the site as a "horrible horrible scene" but said the public and emergency services had worked quickly to try and help people.
He said part of the helicopter was sticking out of the building, but most of it appeared to be embedded inside .
He said he saw "a lot of dust, a lot of blood, a lot of people trying to help, people who were unconscious."
At least 15 fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles were at the scene on Friday night.
Police confirmed two police officers and one civilian pilot had been on board the helicopter.
The Police Roll of Honour Trust, a charity dedicated to honouring officers who have died in their duty, posted on Twitter: "Our thoughts are with the crew of @policescotland SP99 helicopter that has crashed in Glasgow - hoping everyone is alright."
Grace MacLean was inside the bar at the time of the crash, and said there was no big bang or explosion at first, and just some smoke.
She said: "The band were laughing and we were all joking that the band had made the roof come down.
"They carried on playing and then it started to come down more and someone started screaming and then the whole pub just filled with dust. You couldn't see anything, you couldn't breathe.
"It was a real testament to the people of Glasgow, everyone in that pub was shouting 'here's the door', they were helping each other out."
Wesley Shearer said he was pulling people out of the pub in Stockwell Street after the crash.
He posted on Twitter: "This is unbelievable. Just spent 20 minutes pulling people out the bar.
"Apparently a helicopter crashed on the roof."
It was not confirmed how many people had been in the pub, which had been hosting a live band night featuring nine-piece Glasgow ska band Esperanza at the time of the alleged crash.
The band later posted on its Facebook page that its members were safe.
Police said they could not confirm details of any injuries.
Witnesses were moved to a nearby hotel as the emergency services tried to rescue everyone from the pub on Friday evening.
Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, said his thoughts were with everyone involved in the crash.
Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, added:"Absolutely awful news about a helicopter crashing into the Clutha. All my thoughts are with everyone involved and the emergency services".
Police helicopters in Glasgow use a small heliport further down the Clyde in Finnieston, close to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, around a mile west of the scene of the crash.
One witness who lives in the Gorbals area of the city, on the opposite bank, said he had heard a helicopter flying low for some time before the crash.
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