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Nine soldiers have been killed after two US army helicopters crashed in Kentucky, according to an official.
Crew members were flying the HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine night-time training exercise before the fatal incident in Cadiz, Trigg County, the Fort Campbell army base said in a statement. One aircraft had five soldiers while the other was carrying four and they were using night-vision goggles - all those on board died."Right now our focus is on the soldiers and their families who were involved," the statement added.US army secretary Christine Wormuth called it a"heavy day", with the accident one of the worst for the military in recent years.
The two aircraft came down about 30 miles northwest of Fort Campbell around 10pm local time on Wednesday ."At this time, there are no reports of residence damage."There were no injuries on the ground and the incident is now being investigated, with a safety team heading to the site.Local resident Nick Tomaszewski, who lives about a mile from the crash scene, said he saw two helicopters fly over his house moments before the tragedy.
"For whatever reason last night my wife and I were sitting there looking out on the back deck and I said, 'Wow, those two helicopters look low and they look kind of close to one another tonight'," he said.
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