Two helicopters crashed in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro after colliding midair on Sunday morning, killing all six people aboard, firefighters reported.
According to Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department, one of the helicopters went down in a car dealership’s parking lot, where it set several electric vehicles on fire before crews extinguished the blaze.
Officials said they have launched an investigation to determine what caused the collision.
Police said American singer and comedian Oliver Tree appeared on the passenger list submitted to aviation authorities, though they have not yet identified the bodies of those killed in the crash.
Tree performed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 4 and posted a video to his Instagram on Saturday showing him playing soccer in a Brazilian neighborhood.
Fernandes de Freitas, a tire repair worker, said he watched one of the helicopters burst into flames after the midair collision and saw a passenger jump from the other aircraft before it hit the ground. “It was terrifying, absolutely horrifying,” De Freitas said.
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