A helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City has left six people dead, and the aircraft was "split in two" in the air.

According to official information reported by the New York Post, a tourist helicopter split in half in mid-air and crashed into the Hudson River in New York around 3:15 PM local time on the afternoon of April 10. All six people on board were killed.

The New York Fire Department said that the accident aircraft model was Bell 206, which fell near Pier 40 in Manhattan. Dozens of emergency personnel rushed to the scene.

New York Mayor Eric Adams told reporters at the scene that all six people on board had died, including three adults and three children. One of the adults was the pilot, and the passengers were tourists from Spain.

Data from flight information service "Flight Tracker" showed that this helicopter had been flying in the air for about 15 minutes before it fell.

The flight trajectory of the accident helicopter, The New York Times

According to an Associated Press report, witness Bruce Wall said he saw the helicopter disintegrate in the air, with the tail rotor and propeller separating from the fuselage. In the interview, he said that the propeller was still rotating at high speed when it separated from the fuselage and fell down.

Luisie Camacho, a waitress at a nearby restaurant, described that the helicopter was in an out-of-control rapid rotation state before it crashed into the river. "At that time, there was a lot of smoke, the helicopter was rotating very fast, and finally crashed heavily into the water."

It is unclear what caused the crash, and the National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate.

The New York Times called this the most serious helicopter accident in New York since 2018. At that time, an sightseeing helicopter crashed into the river, resulting in the death of all five passengers, with only the pilot surviving.

In 2009, an sightseeing helicopter carrying Italian tourists collided with a private plane over the Hudson River, killing nine people.

According to an Associated Press report, since 1977, at least 32 people have died in helicopter accidents in New York.

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