TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a helicopter has crashed on a busy Florida street, killing a passenger in a pickup truck.
The Florida Highway Patrol says in a news release that the helicopter crashed Thursday afternoon near Tampa.
Troopers say the helicopter, carrying two people, experienced engine failure when it came down near a Palm River intersection. The Highway Patrol says a pickup truck traveling on the road was struck by one of the helicopter’s turning rotor blades, killing the passenger.
People were interested in these podcasts
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a news conference that the truck’s passenger was the father of the driver.
The truck’s driver and the helicopter’s pilot were taken to a Tampa hospital.
Officials didn’t immediately know what cause the helicopter’s engine problems.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.