News helicopter crash in Los Angeles kills at least three

A news helicopter crashed into a Chatsworth parking lot on Tuesday evening, killing at least three people and injuring one.

• The helicopter went down just before 7pm in the Chatsworth neighbourhood of the San Fernando Valley and burst into flames, burning four cars and two shipping containers before the fire was extinguished.
• The aircraft was covering an earlier crash in which an SUV struck a city bus, killing at least two people and injuring six others.
• Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Branden Silverman said at least one victim was in the parking lot and that officials were working to determine how many people were aboard the helicopter.
• The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the cause of the crash; more than 50 firefighters responded.
• The two crew members killed were identified as NBC4 aerial photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw.
• In addition to the two crew members who died, a pedestrian on the ground was also killed in the crash.
• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed condolences following the crash.