A helicopter crashed in the Chatsworth community of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, killing at least three people, fire officials said.

One person has also been taken to hospital in an unknown condition.

NBCLA confirmed the helicopter is a news helicopter. Several TV news helicopters were in the west San Fernando Valley community reporting on a crash involving a Metro bus.

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The aircraft crashed in a parking lot at or near a self-storage facility in the community, which is in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and news video on the ground from NBC Los Angeles.

The helicopter crash occurred after two people were killed and others were injured in a crash between a Los Angeles Metro bus and a passenger vehicle, according to the fire department.

It said that the bus crash happened at 5:03 pm and that firefighters worked to free the trapped people and assess the bus passengers.

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