At least six people are killed when a helicopter crashes into the Hudson River in New York City while children are inside.

Five people were killed in the most recent disaster, which occurred in 2018 when a helicopter fell into the East River.

According to the NTSB, the helicopter crashed on March 11, 2018, after the tail of the aircraft became stuck on the fuel shutdown lever.

Every person on board perished from drowning. They were identified as Carla Vallejos-Blanco, 29, Trevor Cadigan, 26, Brian McDaniel, 26, and Daniel Thompson, 34.