Two US Army Soldiers Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash

Two U.S. Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter attached to ​the service's Fort Hood base crashed ‌into a field in Texas on Wednesday, sparking a large grass fire, officials said.

The accident ​occurred in Bell County, about ​60 miles (100 km) north of the state ⁠capital Austin, said Cliff Coleman, a ​spokesperson with the Bell County Sheriff's Office.

The ​Bell County justice of the peace declared dead two people who had been on board, Coleman ​said.

"Today, an Apache helicopter crashed in ​Bell County during Fort Hood operations, killing two ‌members ⁠of our military," Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on X.

Fort Hood confirmed in a statement that an AH-64 attack helicopter ​crashed and ​two soldiers ⁠died but withheld their identification pending notification to their families.

Images ​provided by Coleman showed firefighters ​examining ⁠burning debris amid a large patch of charred grass, with smoke billowing from the ⁠scene. ​Several local fire departments ​responded to the blaze, he said.

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