New York police inform about a tragic accident involving a helicopter. The helicopter fell into the Hudson River at the height of Lower Manhattan. The fire brigade conducts a rescue operation. Six people were killed – the AP agency informed.
In New York, on Thursday, the helicopter fell into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan – the New York police in social media informed. According to the AP agency, six people were killed as a result of this event.
Source: Enex
“In connection with the helicopter disaster on the Hudson River, near West Side Highway and Spring Street, it is necessary to expect difficulties in traffic and presence of privileged vehicles in the surrounding areas,” said police on Platform X.
Helicopter disaster
The fire brigade conducts a rescue operation – the helicopter is almost completely under water. The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not yet referred to information about the accident – writes Reuters.
“We follow reports about the helicopter disaster on the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. At the moment, based on ADS-B data and the location of SAR activity, we think that the machine participating in the event was the Helicopter N216MH, Bell 206L-4 Longranger IV”-said Flightradar24.
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Source: PAP, TVN24
Source of the main photo: Reuters