Shock the images from murderous collision of two helicopters in the air in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an accident that, according to the report, cost life to six people, including American singer Oliver Tree.
The accident occurred Sunday morning, when the two helicopters collided over the area and then fell into an electric vehicle dealership parking lot. The impact caused a major fire, which expanded to at least 20 cars.
Videos that saw the light of publicity record at the time of the collision of the two aircraft before they began to spin uncontrollably and head towards the ground. Another security camera footage shows one of the helicopters losing altitude at high speed while he violently rotates before crashing.
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Photos and videos from the site capture the magnitude of the disaster, with helicopter debris found on damaged vehicles, while dozens of cars have been severely damaged or burned to the ground.
In addition to Oliver Tree, among the victims are reported to be Gaspar Prim, known as Gaspi, a highly popular YouTuber from Argentina, Lucas Viniale, Lucas Brito Chavez Frota and pilots Alexandre Sousa and Charles Marciyak.
Gaspi was only 23 years old and had nearly three million YouTube subscribers, while his videos had gathered tens of millions of views.
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Fire spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Fabio Contreira, told CNN Brasil that authorities have no clear picture yet of exactly how the accident occurred.
‘Departments of aircraft have been dispersed within hundreds of measures, so the information available remains extremely preliminary. We need to look at recordings and videos to understand exactly what happened," he said.
According to him, rescuers detected one helicopter burning between the electric cars, with five on board dead inside. The second helicopter was found about 100 meters away and carried only the pilot, who also lost his life.
The accident occurred in the suburb of Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro.
Witness in the area described chaos scenes, arguing that he saw one helicopter wrapped in flames after the collision and a passenger falling into the void from the second aircraft before both crashed into the ground.
"It was scary, absolutely horrible," said the worker in Vulcanizator Fernandes de Freitas.
Pictures published in the local media show dense black smoke rising over the car dealership, where several vehicles had been delivered to flames.
Contreiras pointed out that the fact that the helicopters fell into the parking lot prevented even greater tragedy.
"In view of the dwellings around the site, the accident could have had far more tragic consequences," he stressed.
Oliver Tree, descended from Santa Cruz, California, had become particularly known for his musical presence on social media, but also for his eccentric style, special clothes, and characteristic hairstyles.
At the time of the accident he was on a worldwide tour to promote his most recent album. The tour had begun from Mexico City on May 30 and included scheduled appearances in China, Japan, Antarctica, New Zealand and South Africa.
A few hours before the crash, the singer published videos of his trip to Brazil. In these he appeared playing football, cooking, driving a motorcycle on the streets of Rio, getting a haircut and posing with a copy of the World Cup trophy.
In one of his last posts on Instagram, created along with Brazilian content creator Iae Break, he had written: "American for the first time in Brazil".
After the news was released, Iae Break posted photos with Tri and wrote in Portuguese: "I can't believe you left".
Many personalities of the music and social networks paid tribute to the artist.
YouTuber and KSI musician wrote on the X platform: "I can't believe I'm writing these words. You were only 32 years old. You should still be here. You had so much life ahead of you, so much music to create, so much content to produce. You're a legend and you'll always be a legend. It still doesn't look real. I feel really sick. I love you, brother.".
His former companion and singer Melanie Martinez said he collapsed psychologically when he learned the news.
In an Instagram post she reported: "It is very difficult to understand how someone you shared such a defining period of your life with can suddenly leave. He was completely devoted to his art, which I always admired and respected deeply.".
And he added: "I think everyone who met him will remember the moments of laughter and joy he created so easily".
Closing her message she wrote: "Repose in peace, Oliver. I'm sure you make angels laugh. I will wonder what new boldness and what creative plan you are preparing up there.".
Among those who said goodbye to him was rapper Lil Yachty, who wrote: "Rest in peace, friend.".
Singer Bibi Rexa reported: "I'm in shock. I was at a record signing event in New York when I heard the news about Oliver Tree. I can't believe it. We had a song together for Dirty Blonde. He was so smart, passionate, talented and kind. I'm deeply sad. I hope he rests in peace.".
Brazilian content creator Akihito, who had met with Tree just a few days before the accident, also wrote: "I am so sorry for Oliver's family and friends, because he was a very dear, incredible and talented man".
Tree signed a contract with Atlantic Records in 2017, when his song "When I'm Down" became viral. His first studio album, "Ugly is Beautiful", was released in July 2020.
He then released three more studio albums, with more recent "Love You Madly Hate You Badly", released on 24 April 2026 and was entirely his own production.
The artist's music videos have totaled over one billion views on YouTube. His two most popular songs on the platform, "Life Goes On" and "Miss You", have garnered 464 and 382 million views respectively.
"Life Goes On" was used in more than 3.7 million videos on TikTok, while "Miss You" in about 1.5 million, making his music particularly recognizable even to people who did not personally know his work.