As a result of the crash of a helicopter falling into the Hudson River in New York, six people were killed.
The incident confirmed the New York Police Department (NYPD), publishing an appropriate statement on social networks.
The message notes that the emergency response service promptly arrived at the scene. The causes of the accident are currently not disclosed.
According to the American media, the helicopter was supposedly used for tourist purposes.
New York mayor Eric Adams said that three adults and three children died as a result of the disaster.
According to him, a pilot and a family from Spain on board, who came to New York for tourism purposes.
He also announced the beginning of the investigation on the fact of the incident.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tish clarified that four people died on the spot, and two were already in the hospital.
According to Associated Press, citing an anonymous source, among the dead – the general director of Siemens Mobility Agobar, his wife Merce Camphrubi Montal, three of their children and a helicopter pilot.
The name of the pilot is not yet revealed.