At least three people were killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles County late Tuesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. An anchor for NBC4 Los Angeles confirmed on air that the helicopter belonged to a news organization.
One of the fatalities was a pedestrian in a parking lot, Fire Department spokesman Branden Silverman told reporters near the accident scene in the Los Angeles suburb of Chatsworth. He said it was unclear how many people were on board the helicopter or their circumstances. He declined to confirm whether the plane was a news helicopter.
This was announced by the fire department. caveat Shortly thereafter, the death toll rose to three, and the resulting fire damaged four vehicles and two shipping containers. No information was provided about the other two people killed. One person was also taken to the hospital, but their condition is unknown.
“The helicopter itself is quite destroyed, so we need to look through the debris to not only determine the identity of the helicopter, but also how many victims were on board,” Silverman said.
According to reports, the helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings just before 7 p.m. early alert From the fire department.
According to the fire department, two people were killed and several others were injured when a car collided with a Los Angeles Metro bus a short distance away about two hours ago.
Silverman was speaking to reporters at the crash site when he saw a plume of smoke from the helicopter crash nearby. He said he immediately left for the second scene.
Asked if the helicopter was involved in an earlier crash, Silver said he didn’t know.
Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement that she was “absolutely devastated” by the loss of life in the bus collision and helicopter crash in Chatsworth.
This is a developing story and will be updated.