Helicopter Goes Down in Chatsworth
At least three people are dead after a Los Angeles news helicopter crashed Tuesday evening during a live shot in Chatsworth. The helicopter crew was flying over the scene of a deadly bus crash when the aircraft went down in a parking lot near a storage facility. It burst into flames and sent a thick plume of black smoke into the air. The initial report described the crash as happening near the bus wreck, which had already drawn attention because of its own fatalities. Authorities had not said what caused the helicopter to crash.
Three Deaths Reported, One Person Hospitalized
The reported helicopter death toll includes at least one pedestrian on the ground. The account also said two crew members aboard the aircraft are believed to be deceased. One person was hospitalized. A KABC report gave a more limited early description, saying at least one person died in the helicopter crash and that it was not immediately clear how many others were injured. The broader report put the helicopter toll at at least three. The separate bus crash near the scene had left at least two people dead. Keeping those casualty counts separate matters because the source describes two crashes, not one combined incident.
Cause and News Affiliation Remain Unclear
The report included video said to capture the moment the helicopter went down during the live shot. A separate bird’s-eye view posted by CBS News showed the fiery crash and the black smoke rising from the area. The helicopter was engulfed in flames after it came down in the parking lot. The footage shows the scale of the fire, but it does not establish the cause. Authorities had not announced why the helicopter crashed, and it remained unclear which news outlet the aircraft was affiliated with. The available information was still developing, and several basic questions remained unanswered.
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