Los Angeles, Sept. 16 -- A news helicopter crashed in a commercial area of a Los Angeles suburb on Tuesday night, leaving at least three people dead and multiple others injured, according to officials. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be leading the investigation.

According to CNN, the helicopter working for NBC4 and Telemundo 52 crashed just before 7 p.m. (local time) in Chatsworth, a neighbourhood about 25 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, while it was providing aerial news coverage.

The helicopter, identified as NewsChopper4 and operated by Angel City Air, was covering a deadly Metro bus collision in the area when it crashed, according to NBC4's website. NBC4 anchor Colleen Williams confirmed on air that th...