Two US Army helicopter crashes in Kentucky, leaving several people dead
During a training mission, two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky on Wednesday night, inflicting “many injuries,” according to officials.
According to a statement released by the army installation early on Thursday, the helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) crashed around 10 p.m. on Wednesday in Trigg County, Kentucky, which is northwest of Fort Campbell.
The 101st Airborne Division later tweeted, “We can confirm two airplanes from the 101st were engaged in an accident last night resulting in multiple casualties.”
We are currently concentrating on the affected soldiers and their families.
The governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, had originally predicted casualties.
In Fort Campbell, there have been preliminary reports of a helicopter crash, and fatalities are anticipated, he tweeted.
Police and emergency management in Kentucky, according to him, were reacting.
Beshear tweeted, “Pray for all those affected.
According to Fort Campbell, the event is being looked into.
Additional details will be provided as they become available, it stated.
The 101st Airborne Division, the only air assault division in the US Army, is based at Fort Campbell.
The division, known as the “Screaming Eagles,” entered service in August 1942 and rose to fame in World War II for its actions in the Battle of the Ardennes and the D-Day landings.
More recently the division has seen action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
