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3 dead, 6 others hurt after LA Metro bus, SUV crash in Chatsworth
FOX 11 Los Angeles • • nation
Key Points:
- A fatal collision occurred in Chatsworth, San Fernando Valley, involving an SUV and a Los Angeles Metro bus on West Nordhoff Street around 5 p.m. on September 15, resulting in at least three deaths and six injuries.
- Shortly after the crash, a news helicopter providing aerial coverage crashed nearby, killing three people, including two Angel City Air employees, increasing the total death toll from both incidents to at least six.
- NBC4 and Telemundo 52 expressed condolences to the families of those who died in the helicopter crash, while the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation and plans to send an investigator to the scene.
- LA Metro confirmed the bus involved was Line 166, acknowledged the fatalities and injuries, and stated that the Los Angeles Police Department is leading the ongoing investigation.
- The condition of the surviving victims from the bus crash remains unknown, and authorities are seeking information from the public to assist in the investigation.
