Black Hawk helicopter crashes into US golf course

A MILITARY helicopter has crashed killing one crew member and wounding two other people on board, the US Army has confirmed.

The Black Hawk chopper crashed into a golf course and country club in Breton Bay, Maryland, The Sun reports.

1. One witness described pieces falling from the aircraft and another said it was spinning before it went down.

Three crew members were aboard the UH-60 Blackhawk for what the Army said was a training exercise when it crashed in Leonardtown, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southeast of Washington, DC, about 1:40 pm.

They were not identified, pending notification of relatives.

One person is in serious condition and one is in critical condition, the statement said. They are being treated at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

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