Three die as helicopter carrying journalists crashes in the Netherlands

Three people were killed on Sunday when the helicopter they were on crashed in Rotterdam. Two others were seriously injured.

The crash happened around 1 p.m. local time after the Eurocopter EC130 had taken off from the Rotterdam The Hague Airport. The aircraft was carrying a pilot and four photo journalists. The journalists were on board to film the Tour du Port, a bicycle race that goes through the Port of Rotterdam.