Among the victims was a family of Spanish tourists, including Siemens executive Agustin Escobar as well as his wife and three children.

This is the heartbreaking moment a sightseeing helicopter carrying a Spanish family on holiday crashed into the Hudson River in New York, killing all six people aboard.Agustin Escobar, head of Siemens in Spain,

A helicopter shattered in midair and slammed upside-down into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board.

Video of the crash showed what appeared to be a large object plunging into the river, followed seconds later by what appeared to be a helicopter blade. Afterwards, emergency and p

A New York City sightseeing helicopter has broken apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people.

At least twice before in the past 12 years, aircraft operated by the firm New York Helicopter Charter failed while in flight.

Five of the individuals on board were a family of tourists from Spain and the sixth person was the pilot, officials say.

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board. One witness said she saw the aircraft "kept spinning in the air" before falling into the river.

At least 38 people have died in helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977, when an incident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to start putting restrictions on where choppers could land. Helicopter flights are getting renewed scrutiny after a fatal crash into the Hudson River on Thursday.