Siemens executive, wife, three children dead in US helicopter crash

In this photo taken from video, a helicopter falls from the sky into the Hudson River on April 10 (Bruce Wall via AP)

A family of five Spanish tourists and a pilot were killed when a helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, officials said.

The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and three children, in addition to the pilot, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press (AP).