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At least 3 dead after news chopper crashes while covering bus accident, officials say

At least three people are dead, including a local NBC journalist, after a news helicopter crashed while covering a fatal bus accident in Los Angeles. Carter Evans reports.

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NBC4 Los Angeles said the helicopter belonged to the station. The authorities did not immediately confirm how many people were aboard.

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Los Angeles news helicopter crash

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A news helicopter covering a fatal bus accident crashed in Los Angeles, killing the two NBC employees aboard—a reporter and a pilot—and one person on the ground.

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News Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles County, Killing at Least 3NYTimes – US
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News Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles County, Killing at Least 3

NBC4 Los Angeles said the helicopter belonged to the station. The authorities did not immediately confirm how many people were aboard.

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At least 3 dead after news chopper crashes while covering bus accident, officials say

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Helicopter crashes killing at least 3 people near an LA bus collisionNPR – US
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Helicopter crashes killing at least 3 people near an LA bus collision

A news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people near the scene of where an SUV had slammed into a city bus, officials said.

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Three people killed after news helicopter crashes in Los Angeles

At least three people have been killed after a news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles near the scene of a fatal bus accident, officials have said.

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