1 dead, 2 state troopers injured after aircraft collide midair in Pennsylvania
CARLISLE, Pa. —
Two troopers were injured, and one person has died after a small aircraft collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Wednesday afternoon.
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During a news conference held by Pennsylvania Police Acting Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens and Governor Josh Shapiro, officials said a Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 helicopter collided in midair near Carlisle around 7 p.m.
Bivens said a police helicopter was in a grassy area conducting routine training when it was hit by a small Cessna aircraft.
“The Cessna plane, for an unknown reason, veered to the right at the last moment; it struck the helicopter from the rear,” Bivens said.
Two troopers inside the helicopter were injured and taken to the hospital; their current condition remains unknown.
Bivens said one person in the Cessna plane did not survive. Their identity has not been released.
An investigation is now underway.
This is a developing story.
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