Six people killed as helicopters collide over Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
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- Two helicopters collided in midair before crashing into car park of electric vehicle dealership, fire service says.
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- Officials have launched an investigation into the cause of Sunday morning’s crash over a western suburb of the city called Recreio dos Bandeirantes.
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Two helicopters collided in midair before crashing into car park of electric vehicle dealership, fire service says.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. An aerial view shows firefighters working at the site of a helicopter crash in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and APPublished On 14 Jun 202614 Jun 2026Two helicopters have collided in mid-air over the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, killing all six people on board, local authorities said.
Officials have launched an investigation into the cause of Sunday morning’s crash over a western suburb of the city called Recreio dos Bandeirantes.