Chilean diplomats say Chile’s top police chief was killed in a helicopter crash in Panama City.

Gen. Jose Alejandro Bernales died when the Panamanian government helicopter crashed into a three-story building in the capital.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has suspended a tour of northern Chile and is rushing back to Santiago.

In Panama, the Chilean consul said the police chief was taken to a hospital Thursday but could not be saved.

In Chile, flags are being lowered to half-staff. Bernales was 59.