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3 killed in TV news helicopter crash while covering deadly L.A. bus collision
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · As published by KTLA
· September 16, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The helicopter was covering a deadly bus collision at the time of the crash. A TV news helicopter crash resulted in three fatalities.
A TV news helicopter crash resulted in three fatalities. The helicopter was covering a deadly bus collision at the time of the crash.
Further details about the incident are available from the source, KTLA. The bus collision being covered was described as deadly, but no additional information is provided about the collision itself.
The source reports the helicopter crash and its connection to the bus collision, but does not provide more specific information about the circumstances surrounding the crash or the bus collision.
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