Four feared dead including child in fireball helicopter crash as chopper slams into Houston radio tower & drops from sky

FOUR people are dead in a horror helicopter crash with the chopper smashing into a Houston radio tower and dropping from the sky.

Footage caught by local Texans shows the craft flying along and hitting the high tower before it erupts into flames and plunges.

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Security camera footage caught the moment the chopper struck the towerCredit: Reuters
Police said four people had died, including a child

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Police said four people had died, including a childCredit: Twitter/@HoustonFire

One of the people dead was tragically a child, according to local police.

The Houston Fire Department says the helicopter hit a radio tower in the Second Ward shortly before 8pm, Fox26 reported.

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