2 U.S. Army helicopters crash in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers : NPR

Written by on April 28, 2023

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Two U.S. Army helicopters collided and crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth.

Two of the soldiers died at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska, and a third died on the way to a hospital in Fairbanks. A fourth soldier was being treated at a hospital for injuries, the Army said in a statement.

The names of those killed were being withheld until relatives could be notified, the Army said.



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