<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Five people were killed when a privately leased helicopter crashed into the East River of New York City on Sunday evening. The Helicopter crash may have been caused by a passenger’s piece of luggage, the pilot told investigators. As per the American media reports, the pilot said one of the passenger’s bags may have inadvertently hit the emergency fuel shutoff button, leading to the crash that killed five passengers.