New York Times
• Yan Zhuang
A KNBC-TV helicopter crashed onto an industrial property in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, while covering a fatal collision between an SUV and a Metro bus. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported three people dead at the scene and another person taken to hospital; officials are investigating.
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A KNBC-TV helicopter crashed onto an industrial property in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, while covering a fatal collision between an SUV and a Metro bus. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported three people dead at the scene and another person taken to hospital; officials are investigating.
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