NBC news helicopter crashes and kills at least 3 in LA neighborhood

A local NBC news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the nearby crash of an SUV and a city bus, officials said.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4200x2800+0+0/resize/4200x2800!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F89%2F1a40acf842319051327322c9ddb5%2Fap26259127102644.jpg' alt='First responders work the scene after a helicopter crashed near a bus crash in Chatsworth, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.'/><p>A local NBC news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the nearby crash of an SUV and a city bus, officials said.</p><p>(Image credit: Ethan Swope)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5970477' />