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An investigation has been launched after two helicopters collided in Rio de Janeiro, killing American singer Oliver Tree and three other celebrities
Rio de Janeiro helicopter crash leaves four celebrities dead – what we know so far.
- American musician Oliver Tree has lost his life in a devastating helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro after two aircraft struck each other above an electric vehicle dealership.
- Also aboard the helicopter was DJ and music producer Lucas Frota, whose birth name was Lucas Brito Chaves, 21.
- Argentinian YouTuber Gaspi, who had amassed approximately 2.8million subscribers, was among those on the helicopter when it went down.
- Filmmaker Lucas Vignale perished in the incident, alongside aviators Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac, taking the total fatalities to six, reports the Mirror.
- Both helicopters, which had set off from Angra and Jacarepaguá and collided on Sunday morning, met all regulatory requirements.
- The aircraft came down in the car park of an electric vehicle dealership. A fire service representative stated: “Parts of the aircraft are scattered hundreds of meters away, so the information we have is still very preliminary.”
- Authorities from the local Civil Police have confirmed they’ve begun an inquiry into the disaster and have called for a forensic analysis of the scene. Alongside police, the local fire brigade, Traffic Engineering Company, Comlurb, and personnel from the 31st BPM have been deployed to the location.
- Britain’s Got Talent judge KSI led tributes to Tree, who rose to fame with his track Life Goes On, this evening. He said: “You’re 32 man. You should still be here. You still had so much life to live. So much music to make. So much content to make. You’re a legend and will always be a legend. Still doesn’t feel real. Genuinely feel sick. I love you bro.”
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