Three killed when news helicopter crashes near deadly bus wreck
The NBC Los Angeles aircraft went down while crews were covering a separate collision involving an SUV and city bus.
A newsroom dispatched a crew to cover one tragedy—and then became part of another.
STL Real Talk. Here is the straight-talk breakdown: Three killed when news helicopter crashes near deadly bus wreck.
Here's what we know right now
- A news helicopter crashed and caught fire while covering a nearby traffic disaster.
- At least three people aboard were killed.
- The aircraft was affiliated with NBC Los Angeles; the original crash also had victims.
Lou and Bo's Real Talk take
LOU: “They went up to tell the public what happened, and their families got the call nobody should ever get.”
BO: “Don't lose the people from the bus crash in the helicopter headline. Two tragedies happened there.”
LOU: “Respect to the crews and first responders carrying all of that.”
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