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Three killed after LA news helicopter crashes while covering deadly bus collision
The NBCLA news helicopter was flying near the scene of a fatal bus crash.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
3 people killed when news helicopter crashes while covering LA bus accident
WorldPingWhat happened
A news helicopter used by NBC and Telemundo crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the nearby crash of an SUV and a city bus.
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- Reported by NPR Top and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:06:00 UTC.
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NBC news helicopter crashes in LA while covering bus collision, killing three
A news helicopter covering a deadly bus crash in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Chatsworth came down on Tuesday, killing three people, including a pedestrian.
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Helicopter Crashes Near Site of Deadly Metro Bus Accident in Chatsworth
NBCLA’s NewsChopper4 helicopter crashed Tuesday night in Chatsworth, just blocks away from an L.A. Metro bus crash that killed two people and sent six others to the hospital.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
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NBC News helicopter crashes and kills at least 3 in LA neighbourhood
The helicopter crashed into a parking lot, into or next to some parked vehicles, Silverman said. The parking lot is for a large one-story building, but the type of business was not immediately clear.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
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At least 12 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
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US charges five people over alleged Russian plots
Prosecutors said that the group worked on behalf of Russian intelligence services to carry out attacks and murders.
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