A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York , near the West Side Highway and Spring Street, in the southwest area of Manhattan. The death toll is three. This was reported by American media, including Abc News, citing police sources.

There were six people on board the aircraft : the pilot, two adults and three children, all belonging to a family of Spanish tourists visiting the Big Apple. Rescuers, who arrived on the scene, are working to recover the bodies and secure the area. According to the latest information released by Abc, the provisional toll of the accident would be at least three victims.

The causes of the accident and the conditions of the survivors are not known at this time.

(Unioneonline/vf)

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