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LA news helicopter crash and bus accident kill 5
The gist
A news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, killing at least three people.
It came about two hours after a separate bus collision nearby that killed two.
How it unfolded
- Sep 15, 2026 , shortly after 5 p.m. PTA Ford SUV collided with a Los Angeles Metro bus on Nordhoff Street near De Soto Avenue in Chatsworth. At least two people were killed and six others were hospitalized; the two killed were pronounced dead at the scene, according to LAFD spokesperson Jennifer Middleton.
- Sep 15, 2026 , just before 7 p.m. PTA helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings at 9151 N. Mason Avenue in Chatsworth, near the site of the earlier bus crash. The helicopter appeared to crash onto two shipping containers and several parked vehicles and was engulfed in flames, which spread to nearby parked vehicles.
- Sep 15, 2026 , eveningOfficials said the helicopter crash killed at least three people, including a pedestrian on the ground in a parking lot, according to LAFD spokesman Branden Silverman. An NBC4 Los Angeles anchor confirmed during a live broadcast that its chopper went down just before 7 p.m.