2 US Army Helicopter Crashed,3 soldiers Killed

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Alaska (AFP) – Two US military helicopters crashed in Alaska on Thursday while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth.

Two of his soldiers died in a crash near Healy, Alaska, and a third died en route to a hospital in Fairbanks. A fourth soldier was being treated for injuries in a hospital, the military said in a statement.

The names of those killed will be withheld until relatives are notified, the military said.

Each of the AH-64 Apache helicopters was carrying two of his crew at the time of the crash, U.S. Army Alaska spokesman John Pennell said Thursday.