Chatsworth Tragedy: Bus Crash and TV Helicopter Collapse Claim Five Lives
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Two hours after a suspected DUI driver slammed into an LA Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two passengers, a news helicopter covering the scene crashed nearby, killing three more people and bringing the total death toll to five. Investigations by the NTSB and FAA are underway, and the SUV driver faces charges up to life in prison for second‑degree murder and DUI.
- An SUV slammed into a city bus, then the news helicopters took flight. How one tragedy led to another CNN
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- ‘Helicopter George.' Pilot George Marciniw remembered at one of his favorite Burbank spots NBC Los Angeles
- Woman accused of crashing SUV into L.A. Metro bus wheeled into court on gurney KTLA
- Crashed LA news copter headed to Phoenix NTSB facility, reports say AZ Family
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