NBC helicopter crash in LA kills at least three people with others injured
- On Tuesday evening, an NBC4 news helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in Chatsworth, killing three people, including a pedestrian on the ground, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- The aircraft went down while covering a deadly collision involving a Metro bus and an SUV that occurred two hours earlier on Nordhoff Street, officials said.
- Fifty-Six firefighters responded to the fiery wreckage, while NBC4 anchor Colleen Williams confirmed on air that the station had lost contact with its crew.
- One additional person was transported to a hospital in unknown condition, while the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration announced they will investigate the crash.
- The crash renews scrutiny over aerial news gathering in Los Angeles, where helicopter coverage has long defined broadcast journalism and exposed reporters to inherent airspace risks.
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A helicopter from a television station crashed Tuesday night near Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley, killing at least three people.
A news helicopter covering a bus accident in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles crashed on Tuesday, September 15, killing three people, including a pedestrian.
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