One person was killed and another person critically injured after two helicopters collided and crashed in Hammonton in Atlantic County, New Jersey, on Sunday.
The collision, which occurred at around 11:25 a.m., caused both helicopters to crash at around the 100 block of Basin Road.
Hammonton resident Dan Dameshek shared video with NBC10 that showed one of the helicopters fall from the sky, causing smoke to billow above the town.
Dameshek said that he was coming back from the gym when he heard a loud snap and then looked up to see the two helicopters spinning out of control.
“Immediately, the first helicopter went from right side up to upside down and started rapidly spinning, falling out of the air,” Dameshek said. “And then it looked like the second helicopter was okay for a second, and then it sounded like another snap or something… and then that helicopter started rapidly spinning out of the air.”
SkyForce10 was also over the scene to find both helicopters crashed in a field.
Firefighters have since been able to put out the flames, officials said.
The FAA said in a statement that each helicopter involved only had pilots on board and that they would assist an investigation into the collision that will be led by the NTSB.
The identities of those involved have not yet been released.
NBC10 is headed to the scene and is working to learn more about what happened.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
Brendan Brightman and Siobhan McGirl
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