NBC News helicopter crashed on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles, USA. Photojournalist Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniev and a person on the ground died in the accident. The helicopter was covering the bus and SUV collision.

Los Angeles: NBC News helicopter crashed on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles, USA. The helicopter was covering a collision between a bus and an SUV. Three people aboard the helicopter, including photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniev, died in the accident.

Helicopter falls in parking lot in Chatsworth area

The helicopter crashed in a parking lot near a self-storage facility in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. After the accident, the helicopter caught fire and some vehicles parked nearby also got caught in the fire.

According to NBC News, the helicopter was doing aerial coverage of a road accident at the time of the accident. NBC Los Angeles halted its live coverage after details of the accident emerged.

Pilot George Marciniev and photojournalist Eliana Moreno were present in the helicopter. Both died in the accident. A person on the ground was also hit by the helicopter and lost his life.

Fire department took 2 people to hospital

According to the local fire department, two people were taken to the hospital after the helicopter crash. Officials did not immediately provide any information about his condition.

After the accident, fire and emergency services teams reached the spot. Along with the fire in the helicopter, vehicles parked nearby were also damaged. Due to the accident, security was increased in the area and the incident site was secured for investigation.

The reasons for the accident were not immediately confirmed. Only after a detailed investigation of the accident will it be clear what caused the helicopter to crash.

The accident happened around 7 pm

NBC anchor Colleen Williams said during a live broadcast that the station’s helicopter crashed around 7 p.m. He said that the channel had lost contact with the people present in the helicopter before the accident.

NBC Los Angeles halted live coverage of the crash after news of the helicopter crash was reported. The channel team later shared information to the helicopter accident with the viewers.

The accident occurred at a time when several news helicopters were present reporting on an earlier serious road accident in the area.

2 deaths in the road accident I was covering

The crash, which the NBC News helicopter was covering, had happened about two hours earlier on Nordhoff Street. There was a collision between a Los Angeles Metro bus and a passenger vehicle.

According to the fire department, two people died in the collision between a bus and a passenger vehicle, while several others were injured. After this accident, many news helicopters reached the spot to report.

NBC’s helicopter was also doing aerial coverage of the same road accident. During this time he crashed in Chatsworth area of ​​San Fernando Valley.

Thus, within a span of a few hours, a total of many people lost their lives in a road accident in the same area and a helicopter accident that took place during its coverage.

NTSB and FAA will investigate

The helicopter crash will be investigated by two major US aviation and transportation security agencies. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the cause of the accident.

During the investigation, helicopter debris, flight records, weather conditions, information to the pilot and activities before the accident can be examined. However, the actual cause of the accident will be revealed only after the completion of the official investigation.

The investigating agencies will also try to find out whether the helicopter was flying normally before the accident or had faced any technical or other problem.

Condolences on the death of NBC journalist

There was an atmosphere of mourning among the journalists and employees associated with NBC News after the news of the death of photojournalist Eliana Moreno who was aboard the helicopter. Pilot George Marsiniev, who was in the helicopter with him, also died in the accident.

Local authorities have expressed condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the accident. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the crash a “heartbreaking night” for the city and expressed condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in both crashes.

California Governor Gavin Newsom also expressed condolences and condolences to the families of the deceased.

Safety checks intensified after the accident

After the helicopter accident, the local administration and investigating agencies secured the spot. Apart from the helicopter, the vehicles present in the parking lot were also damaged in the accident.

The authorities now face the challenge of clarifying the circumstances of the accident. Since the helicopter belonged to a news organization and was covering an active road accident at the time, the investigation will also look into the purpose of the flight and the condition of the helicopter before the accident.

The findings of the NTSB and FAA investigations are currently awaited. An official investigation will determine what caused the helicopter to fall and the circumstances leading up to the crash.