Kentucky: 9 people lost their lives when two US army choppers (HH-60 Black Hawk) crashed during a rehearsal in the dark of night. Fort Campbell spokeswoman Nondis Thurman announced the news Thursday morning, local time in the United States. The accident happened in southwestern Kentucky on Wednesday night, he said. A scheduled exercise was disrupted.
What happened?
The statement issued by the US military said that on Wednesday night two HH-60 Black of the 101st Airborne Division The Hawk helicopters flew on a routine exercise. But by ten o’clock at night, the news of trouble came. The two copters crashed about 30 miles northwest of Fort Campbell. The accident is under investigation. However, the news of the death of 9 US soldiers is fairly certain. Nick Tomajeski’s home is a few miles from where the two copters crashed. A few minutes before the accident, the two US Army He saw an HH-60 Black Hawk fly over his house. Said, ‘For some reason, my wife and I stayed up last night looking at the sky. Suddenly two copters came into view. It was flying very low, it came close.’ But within moments, all the lights of the copters went off, the resident observed. As if the two suddenly disappeared in the sky.
What is known..
Both the copters crashed in a field near a populated area. However, no one was injured, said Brigadier General John Lubas, deputy commander of the 101st Airborne Division. However, the passengers of the helicopter could not avoid the tragic consequences. One of the two copters had five people, the other four. Everyone died.
The administration’s response…
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who was saddened by the tragic incident, said, ‘I’ll do what I’ve always done. I will support these unfortunate families with both hands. Every next day, week, will be with them.’ The Kentucky Senate held a minute of silence to honor those who died in the crash. In addition to America, several countries use this HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. This copter is used for various reasons. But the exact cause of the accident is still unclear. The US military is investigating. At the same time trying to stand by the family of the dead.
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