An investigation is underway into the helicopter crash that killed six people -- among them a family of Spanish tourists -- when the craft went down on Thursday.

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

Six people — including Siemens executive Agustín Escobar — are dead after a tour helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday. Here’s what we know.

Agustín Escobar and Mercè Camprubí Montal, both executives from Spain, died on Thursday in a crash near New York City along with their three children and the pilot.

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.

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

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

Seankese Johnson, 36, was killed along with five passengers when the sightseeing helicopter he was flying suddenly crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City.

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