2 dead in Houston news chopper crash

HOUSTON (AP) - October 13, 2008 KTRK, an affiliate of ABC, reported Monday that a pilot and a photographer were on their way to a shooting scene in Montgomery County when the chopper crashed.

The station showed video of pieces of the helicopter smashed against a tree in a forested area with part of the station's logo visible on a piece of debris. The crash caused some trees to catch fire near the crash site.

A spokesman for KTRK did not return a call from The Associated Press.

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