2 US Army helicopters collide in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers

The U.S. Army says three soldiers have been killed and another has been injured after two helicopters collided in flight in Alaska while returning from a training mission. The Army says two soldiers died at the crash site Thursday and a third died on the way to a hospital in Fairbanks. The Army statement says a fourth soldier was being treated at a hospital for injuries. The names of those killed are being withheld until relatives can be notified. The AH-64 Apache helicopters were from Fort Wainwright, based near Fairbanks. Officials say a team from Fort Novosel, Alabama, will investigate the crash and that more details will be released when they become available.