BREAKING: Deadly helicopter crash with radio tower in Houston results in multiple fatalities

A helicopter crashed into a radio tower Sunday night in Houston, Texas, leaving multiple people dead, including a child, according to officials. The Houston Fire Department said the incident happened in the city’s Greater East End neighborhood at 7:54 p.m. The private aircraft with four people onboard either struck a cable coming from the tower or actually struck the tower, Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said at a news conference, according to The New York Times.....Read Full Article>>

There were no casualties on the ground, Diaz said.

City council member Mario Castillo said on the social media platform X that he was monitoring the helicopter crash and that it was a “private touring helicopter” rather than one that belonged to the Houston Police Department.

The incident remains under investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation into the crash.