3 Pilots Dead, 1 Survives as U.S. Army Helicopters Collide in Alaska

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Two US Army helicopters collide in Alaska; 3 soldiers dead

Two U.S. Army helicopters collided and crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. The fourth soldier was being treated at a hospital for injuries. Each AH-64 Apache helicopter was carrying two people at the time of the crash, John Pennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Alaska, said earlier Thursday.