The collision between two helicopters, on the morning of this Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, left six people deadincluding four celebrities and the two pilots.
The plane crash occurred at 8:59 a.m. (5:59 a.m. in Guatemala), in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood, in the west of Rio de Janeiro, where Both aircraft collided in midair. One of them fell into a private parking lot and started a fire. which destroyed about 20 electric cars.
Rescue teams arrived at the scene and They initially located five bodies in one of the aircraft, while the sixth victim was found in the second helicopter.which fell about a hundred meters away, according to the spokesman for the Fire Department, Fabio Contreiras.
Among the victims is the American singer, songwriter and producer Oliver Tree Nickell, 32, who was traveling in Brazil on an international tour.
The interpreter of Life Goes On and Miss You He offered a massive concert in the city of São Paulo a week ago and was planning to cross the Atlantic to continue his tour of Europe starting next July, when he would offer concerts in Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona and Italy.
The Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim Díaz, 23, better known as “Gaspi”, was also traveling in the same helicopter. Its content features street interviews and extravagant humor that made it famous on social networks.
Although some criticized him for the tone of his jokes, according to international media, he established himself as one of the most visible Argentine content creators of his generation. Among his most recent projects was joining the Blender streaming team with the series “Gaspi Visit Your Home.”
Brazilian music producer Lucas Brito Chaves, better known as Lucas Frota, is added to the list of celebrities who died in the accident; as well as the Argentine audiovisual director Lucas Vignalefamous for having worked with artists such as BizarreThunder, Nicki Nicole and J Balvin.
The other two victims are the pilots Alexandre Souza, who was in command of the helicopter in which the four celebrities were traveling, and Charles Marsillac, who was driving alone in the other aircraft.
According to the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Cavaliere, Both pilots had “a lot of experience” and worked as aviation instructors. On this occasion they carried out transfer flights to Angra dos Reis, on the Costa Verde, and the Fluminense mountain range.
The causes of the accident are being investigated by the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (Cenipa), of the Brazilian Air Force. Investigators will have recordings from security cameras installed in the area to find out the details of the incident.
With information from EFE.
