This incident likely has investigators from Ft. Rucker (to be renamed on April10th) in Alabama headed to the scene to investigate the cause:
Two Army helicopters crash in Kentucky; "several casualties" reported
The Army says two of its helicopters crashed Wednesday night in Trigg County, Kentucky. Officials said there were "several casualties."
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tweeted that, "We've got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash and fatalities are expected." He said Kentucky State Police, the state Division of Emergency Management and local officials were responding.
Fort Campbell said the crash, at about 10 p.m., involved two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) helicopters on a routine training mission. They were HH60 Blackhawks, the fort said. The 101st said there were "several casualties."
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