Three dead in Los Angeles news helicopter crash following city bus collision

A tragic traffic accident in Los Angeles triggered a secondary disaster when news helicopters covering the scene crashed, resulting in three deaths. Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were among the three people killed in the KNBC chopper crash. George Marciniw, widely known as 'Helicopter George', was later remembered by people at one of his favorite spots in Burbank. Meanwhile, the initial chain of events began when a woman crashed an SUV into a Los Angeles Metro city bus. Following the bus collision, news helicopters took flight to cover the incident from the air, leading to the fatal aviation disaster. The woman accused of driving the SUV into the bus was later wheeled into court on a gurney to face charges. The double tragedy has renewed discussions about the perilous history and safety of news helicopters operating in the skies above Los Angeles.