Reporter, pilot and pedestrian ID'd as 3 killed in Los Angeles TV news helicopter crash
LOS ANGELES -- Three people were killed after an NBC4 news helicopter crashed near the scene of a deadly bus collision in Chatsworth, California, on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue around 7 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department said. NBC4 confirmed on air shortly before 9 p.m. that the aircraft that crashed was the station's helicopter. MORE COVERAGE: Witness describes aftermath of NBC4 helicopter crash in Chatsworth "We are going to take a couple of minutes to think about that, to process and to regroup," NBC4 news anchor Colleen Williams said during the live broadcast. NBC4 later confirmed reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw died in the crash.
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LOS ANGELES -- Three people were killed after an NBC4 news helicopter crashed near the scene of a deadly bus collision in Chatsworth, California, on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue around 7 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department said. NBC4 confirmed on air shortly before 9 p.m. that the aircraft that crashed was the station's helicopter. MORE COVERAGE: Witness describes aftermath of NBC4 helicopter crash in Chatsworth "We are going to take a couple of minutes to think about that, to process and to regroup," NBC4 news anchor Colleen Williams said during the live broadcast. NBC4 later confirmed reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw died in the crash.