Maryland helicopter crash
By amitava, Gaea News NetworkFriday, July 24, 2009
As per official report, on late Thursday about 10.30 pm a helicopter crashed on a western Maryland highway and burst into flames which causes the death of four people.
Three of them were the employees of a flight instruction company- Advanced Helicopter Concepts and the fourth one was a passenger,
Kevin Lewis, director of county emergency services, confirms that the a Robinson 44 helicopter with 4 passengers crashed on Interstate 70 in Washington County.
He also confirmed that the small commercial helicopter did not damage or strike any cars.
He suspects that the foggy weather and limited visibility might have played a role at the time of crash.
For official investigation Maryland State Police had to be shut down the highway till 5 a.m. ET Friday.
Source: CNN
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