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NBC’s New York local affiliate WNBC aired exclusive home video of the tragic collision between a small airplane and a tourist helicopter during their newscast tonight. The video, shot by a tourist aboard a boat on the Hudson captures the moments before and the stunning impact when the small plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter shortly after noon this past Saturday. Video after the jump…

Fox News has the first photos of today’s shocking Hudson River crash between a plane and helicopter, taken by tourists on the scene. They are shocking photos – in the first one you can see the plane with the wing sheared off by the helicopter rotors. The tourist, who came into the Fox studios for an interview, are Canadians visiting the city; the woman who took the photograph said that she had aimed her camera upward to capture both the helicopter and the plane in the same frame. Then the crash.

A tourist helicopter and small plane collided in mid-air over the Hudson River on Saturday — showering debris over the area and sending horrified onlookers to their Twitter accounts. The mainstream media joined in with live breaking news coverage shortly thereafter. But when a story like this breaks there is just no beating Twitter.