A tourist helicopter crashed in New York's Hudson River off lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board. It was the latest in a series of accidents involving choppers operating around the city in recent years.

At least 38 people have died in helicopter accidents in New York City since 1977, when an accident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to start putting restrictions on where choppers could land.

Six people – including three children – are dead after a passenger helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The aircraft went into the water Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York, the police confirmed on Thursday. The site of the crash appears to be near Pier 40 in New York City. Marine and land units are on the scene of the crash but it remains unclear how many people were on board,

Broadcastify audio reveals the initial response as emergency crews were dispatched to the deadly helicopter crash on the Hudson River.

The victims are three adults and three children, New York authorities say, including a family visiting from Spain.