Official: 3 dead, 2 hurt in Maryland air crash
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) – A fire department official said three people have been killed and two others injured when an airplane and a helicopter collided in the air near the Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland.
Capt. Kevin Fox of Frederick County Fire and Rescue said the collision occurred at 3:40 p.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a Cirrus SR22 aircraft was heading to the airport and an R44 helicopter was involved in a training exercise when the collision occurred near the southwest corner of the airport. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
Fox says it’s not clear how the collision occurred or which victims were aboard which aircraft.
According to the FlightAware aviation tracking website, the plane flew from Cleveland Regional Jetport in Cleveland, Tennessee.
The hospital where the injured victims were taken said their conditions haven’t been determined.
