Fort Campbell crash leaves 9 service members dead after 2 US Black Hawks helicopters collide in deadly training session
NINE service members have died following an aerial collision involving two US Black Hawk helicopters.
The deadly training session occurred near the Fort Campbell military base in Trigg County, Kentucky - near the Tennessee border about 60 miles northwest of Nashville.
And, Nick Tomaszewski told the NBC affiliate : "There were two that were coming kind of straight up over our house, headed straight northbound.
"I told my wife, ‘Wow, those look really close tonight,’ for whatever reason."
Nick said there was an "explosion" in the sky that looked like a firework.
There was light to no wind in the area at the time of the crash.
Officials have not revealed what caused the helicopter crash amid the ongoing investigation.
Several helicopters had been flying across the area in recent nights, reports say.
Black Hawk HH-60s are versatile combat service helicopters.
The twin-engined crafts are used to conduct medical evacuations, air assault missions as well as special operations, according to the Army.
An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter can reach a maximum speed of 223 miles per hour and can carry between eight to 12 troops.
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The crash comes just a month after a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter slammed onto a highway in Alabama.
Two crew members from the Tennessee National Guard were killed in the incident.