A helicopter crashed into a radio tower Sunday night in Houston, Texas, killing multiple people, including a child. The FAA is leading the investigation.

The authorities said a child was among several who died onboard. It was not immediately clear if any of the three other people in the helicopter survived.

Four people, including a child, were killed after a helicopter carrying them crashed into a radio tower in Houston, the largest city of the US state of Texas, Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirmed.

Houston authorities are investigating a helicopter that might have crashed into a radio tower, killing four people on board, including a child.

Houston helicopter crash in Second Ward kills four, including a child, prompting emergency response and investigation.

Multiple people died as a helicopter struck a radio tower in Houston on Sunday night and sparked a large fire, authorities said.

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Multiple people, including a child, are dead after a private helicopter crashed into a Houston radio tower Sunday night, according to authorities and officials.

The R44 helicopter struck a radio tower just before 8pm local time in the city's Second Ward area.