{
  "id": 7718466,
  "title": "Three dead after helicopter crash in Los Angeles, fire department says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/three-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-los-angeles-fire-department-says-7718466",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:29:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439735/three-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-los-angeles-fire-department-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three individuals perished and another person was hospitalized following a helicopter crash in the Chatsworth region of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department's social media update. At the crash scene, medical teams evaluated four individuals, with three declared dead and one remaining in the hospital with an unknown status, the fire department reported. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have pledged to investigate the crash, the fire department announced. The helicopter accident followed a vehicle collision in the area involving a Los Angeles Metro bus and a passenger vehicle earlier on Tuesday, which claimed at least two lives. Reports suggest the helicopter engaged in the crash was a television news helicopter, as multiple TV news helicopters were present in the vicinity reporting on the bus collision. Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles expressed profound sorrow over the fatalities in both the helicopter crash and the bus collision in Chatsworth, extending gratitude to emergency responders for their prompt actions. It remains unclear to Reuters whether the helicopter at the center of the incident was indeed a TV news helicopter. The Los Angeles Fire Department has not yet provided additional details in response to emailed inquiries for more information.",
  "summary": "Three people were killed and a fourth was taken to a hospital after a helicopter crashed in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a social media post. Four patients were assessed at the scene, with three pronounced dead and one transported to a local hospital in an unknown condition, according to the fire department. The National…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Three dead after helicopter crash in Los Angeles, fire department says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/three-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-los-angeles-fire-department-says",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:00:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Video: Journalists feared dead after helicopter covering bus accident in Los Angeles crashes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/video-journalists-feared-dead-after-helicopter-covering-bus-accident",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:26:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}