According to reports, the crash occurred near Healy, Alaska, while they were returning to Fort Wainwright, near Fairbanks.
Two United States Army helicopters returning from a training schedule in Alaska collided with each other.
The collision left three soldiers dead and a fourth injured.
According to John Pennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Alaska, each of the AH-64 Apache helicopters involved in the crash was carrying two people.
“This is an incredible loss for these soldiers’ families, their fellow soldiers, and for the division,” says Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to their families, friends, and loved ones, and we are making the full resources of the Army available to support them,” Eifler adds.
The names of the victims of the crash are being withheld until their immediate families are notified.
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According to reports, the crash occurred near Healy, Alaska, while they were returning to Fort Wainwright, near Fairbanks.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
First responders arrived at the scene of the crash but not much could be done to save the soldiers.
The incident is yet another such accident involving military helicopters in the state.
Similar to this, in February, two soldiers were injured when a military helicopter — an Army AH-64D — was involved in a rollover accident in Talkeetna, Alaska.
Also, in March, nine soldiers were killed when two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine nighttime training exercise.
