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KNBC News Helicopter Crashes in Chatsworth While Covering Fatal Bus Crash

A television news helicopter went down in a parking lot after covering a deadly Metro bus collision, killing a bystander on the ground.

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What to know

  • A KNBC news helicopter crashed and burned in a Chatsworth parking lot while covering a fatal Metro bus and SUV collision.
  • A pedestrian on the ground was killed by the helicopter crash; the condition of those aboard the aircraft was not immediately confirmed.
  • The earlier bus-SUV collision that prompted the aerial coverage killed two people and injured several others.
  • Federal aviation authorities are investigating the cause of the helicopter crash.

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KNBC News Helicopter Crashes in Chatsworth While Covering Fatal Bus Crash
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    Variety picks up coverage of the crash — Variety published its own report on the helicopter crash near the site of the deadly Metro bus accident.

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    Online commenters debate blame and helicopter chase safety

    Reddit commenters reacted to the crash, with one mocking the idea of blaming the bus driver for the helicopter's mechanical failure and another noting the long-running debate over news helicopters chasing incidents and whether drones could safely replace them.

    “the station had lost contact with its crew…”
    — Colleen Williams, NBC4 anchor · source

    • Well that’s just absurd... The helicopter obviously had engine failure entirely unrelated to the crash. By that logic we should charge the mother of the driver for ever giving birth to him 🙄

      geometicshapesr/news8d agoview on r/news ↗
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    • Following chases has been hotly debated in LA for decades now, but I don't think drones are fast enough to keep up.

      Complete_Entryr/news8d agoview on r/news ↗
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  3. background

    Federal authorities open crash investigation — Federal aviation authorities said they would investigate the cause of the helicopter crash, with circumstances still under review.

  4. background

    NBC4 anchor says station lost contact with crew — NBC4 anchor Colleen Williams said on air that the station had lost contact with its helicopter crew following the crash.

  5. background

    Fire crews confirm a pedestrian killed on the ground — Los Angeles Fire Department crews extinguished the blaze and confirmed one fatality on the ground, described as a pedestrian in the parking lot who was not aboard the helicopter; the number and condition of those on the aircraft were not immediately known.

  6. background

    KNBC helicopter crashes in Chatsworth parking lot — The news helicopter went down just before 7 p.m. in a parking lot on the 9100 block of North Mason Avenue and erupted in flames, with the fire spreading to parked vehicles and nearby shipping containers.

  7. background

    Metro bus collides with SUV at Nordhoff and De Soto — A collision between a Metro bus and an SUV shortly after 5 p.m. killed two people and injured several others, some of whom required extrication from the bus, drawing multiple news helicopters to the scene.

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