A US military helicopter, Black Hawk, crashed in the southern US state of Alabama on Wednesday, killing two people on board, according to local authorities.
“There were two people in the helicopter who died,” Madison County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brent Patterson said.
At about 3:00 pm (local time; 11:00 pm Greek time), a Tennessee National Guard Black Hawk aircraft, a neighboring state of Alabama, crashed while on a training flight near a highway and another highway, the National Guard command said Tennessee. .
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of two members of the National Guard,” said Gen. Warner Ross, the corps commander in the state.
In a separate statement, National Guard spokesman Robert Carver said “it would be premature to comment on the possible causes of the crash.”
Investigators arrived at the scene. Last night, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reported via social media that lanes were closed due to the accident.
Source: RES-IPE
Source: Kathimerini
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