One person has died and another person is in critical condition after two helicopters collided and crashed in Hammonton, New Jersey Sunday.
Just before 11:30 a.m., the Hammonton Police Department said two helicopters crash landed near Basin Road and White Horse Pike in Atlantic County.
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and an Enstrom 280C helicopter were involved in the deadly collision near Hammonton Municipal Airport. The helicopters collided mid-air and only the pilots were on board each aircraft, according to the FAA.
One of the helicopters was “engulfed in flames,” according to a statement from Hammonton Police.
Multiple agencies responded to the incident, including the Hammonton Fire Department and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the crash.
