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Helicopter with singer Oliver Tree on
passenger list collides with another in Brazil, killing 6
[June 15, 2026]
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES
RIO DE
JANEIRO (AP) — Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday
morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people
aboard, firefighters said.
Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters
crashed on the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric
vehicles were parked, igniting a fire that was extinguished. |
Emergency workers inspect the site where two helicopters reportedly
collided in midair and crashed into a car dealership parking lot in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) |
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Officials said an investigation is underway to determine the
cause of the collision.
Police said that American singer and comedian Oliver Tree was on
the list of passengers given to aviation authorities, but they
have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the
crash.
Tree performed in Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 4, and
published a video on his Instagram Saturday where he is playing
soccer in a Brazilian neighborhood.
Argentine streaming channel Blender said that content creator
Gaspar Prim Díaz — also known as Gaspi — was in one of the
helicopters.
Gaspi had more than 2.8 million followers on YouTube and was 23.
“Thanks for your art, your magic and your sensibility, every one
of us will miss you,” Blender said on its X account.
Fernandes de Freitas, a tire repair worker, said he saw one of
the helicopters in flames following the midair collision, and
noticed that one of the passengers jumped out of the other
aircraft, before it hit the ground.
“It was terrifying, absolutely horrifying,” De Freitas said.
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Ramiro Barreiro contributed from Buenos Aires.
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