Just In: Many Feared Dead after 2 US Army Helicopters Collide

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Multiple people are feared to have died in a collision between two US Army Black Hawk helicopters during a routine training exercise in Kentucky. 

Crew members were flying two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by the 101st Airborne Division, which crashed at around 10pm ET in Kentucky’s Trigg County, a Fort Campbell spokesperson said.

The Fort Campbell base, situated on the state’s border with Tennessee, 60 miles north west of Nashville, is also home to both the 101st Airborne Division and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

“Two helicopters came over pretty low, and all of a sudden – as soon as they got over the house – something popped, a loud bang. And everything shut down all of a sudden,” one local man told WKDZ Radio.

“So we jumped in the truck and got over here, and that’s what we found – two helicopters.” 

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. 

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, said there was “tough news out of Fort Campbell” as “fatalities were expected”.

He added that more information will be shared when available, and urged people to pray for those affected.

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