From Variety · Jack Dunn · · 1m
News helicopter crashes in Chatsworth
An NBC4 Los Angeles news helicopter went down near a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
In brief
An NBC4 Los Angeles news helicopter went down near a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth. NBC4 lost contact with its NewsChopper4 helicopter near the scene of a Metro bus crash that had already killed two people. Originally reported by Variety.
Helicopter goes down
NBC4 Los Angeles' NewsChopper4 crashed Tuesday night in Chatsworth, according to the station.
Near a deadly scene
The crash happened just blocks from an L.A. Metro bus crash where two people were killed and six others were hospitalized.
Station confirms link
NBC4 reported the helicopter crash Tuesday night and indicated the aircraft was connected to the station.
Contact was lost
KNBC-TV anchor Colleen Williams told viewers the station had lost contact with its helicopter shortly after the incident.
“We know that it is a news helicopter, and we know that we have lost contact”
Details still limited
The report did not give the condition of anyone aboard the helicopter or explain what caused the crash.
The short version
NBC4 lost contact with its NewsChopper4 helicopter near the scene of a Metro bus crash that had already killed two people.
