Plane crash hudson river

Plane and Helicopter crash in hudson river

A plane and helicopter have crashed into each other over New York’s Hudson River today.

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Authorities said, a helicopter collided with a small plane over the Hudson River. At least one person is dead after a sightseeing helicopter and a small airplane collided in midair just before noon Saturday over the Hudson River.

NYPD says A Liberty Tours helicopter crashed into a plane, and a rescue operation in the Hudson River is under way. The crash sent debris from both aircraft into the water between Manhattan and New Jersey.

The helicopter was operated by Liberty Helicopter, and is a sightseeing and charter helicopter company. The helicopter had six people on board, New York police official said to CNN.

Rescue divers are “searching for survivors and casualties” at the crash site, which is near West 14th Street in Manhattan, said Paul Browne, the New York Police Department’s chief spokesman.

At least one person has been rescued by the Fire Department, said Barbara L. Patton of the U.S. Coast Guard. Six people were aboard the helicopter, which belongs to Liberty Helicopter Sightseeing Tours, Browne said.

An eyewitness said he saw a wing come off the plane just before the collision. The helicopter plummeted into the Hudson river. Another witness said they heard a loud boom noise.

Divers and Coast Guard boats are searching for survivors in the crash area of Hudson River. The plane reportedly took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.

Browne said police have received reports of debris found including a “tire that appears to have come from one of the aircraft.”

Along the esplanade on the Manhattan side, dozens of bicyclists, runners and skaters stopped to watch the rescue efforts. The Hudson River was the site of a miraculous emergency landing in January of this year in which a jetliner safely splash-landed on the water, and all 155 people aboard were rescued, after birds struck the plane.

Watch video coverage of the helicopter and plane crash below: