H Azmal 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2007 Deaths in US TV helicopter crash Four people have died after their helicopters, owned by rival US television channels, collided in mid-air while covering a car chase. Both helicopters went down in a park in central Phoenix, Arizona, and caught fire as they were covering the police pursuit of a pick-up truck. It is thought that all those on board each aircraft were killed. Within moments of the crash, other TV stations with helicopters began reporting news of the tragedy. KNXV news reporter Craig Smith, who died in the collision, was reporting on a car chase in which the driver being pursued was hitting cars and driving on the pavement. The driver was eventually forced to park his vehicle and he then carjacked another one. Viewers did not witness the crash during the live coverage of the chase as pictures from the helicopters went pointed toward the ground. Grandmother Mary Lewis, who saw the incident, said: "I looked up and I see this 'boom,' and I see one of the helicopters coming down, and I said 'Oh my God'." Television station KNXV said it owned one of the helicopters while the other was operated by KTVK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Ong 1 Report post Posted July 30, 2007 RIP to the four people that died in the mid-air collision Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
