News helicopter crashes near Space Needle; 2 dead

SEATTLE (AP) — A news helicopter crashed into a city street near Seattle’s Space Needle today, killing two people, critically injuring a person in a car on the ground and sending plumes of black smoke over the city during the morning rush hour.

The injured man managed to free himself from a car at the accident scene and was taken to Harborview Medical Center with burns on more than 50 percent of his body, the Seattle Fire Department said.