BigJake6904
Fat Texan
This happened on my Universities campus about an hour and a half ago....
One person was killed and four others were injured after an Army Blackhawk helicopter crashed Monday into a field near the Corps of Cadets quad on the campus of Texas A&M University.
The Army UH-60 Blackhawk had a crew of five on board, including four members of the Army National Guard and one member of the ROTC staff at Texas A&M who is a recent graduate, according to Texas A&M officials. The helicopter was reportedly taking off with the crew on board when it fell abruptly back to the ground around 3 p.m.
The identity of the person killed has not been released.
Some of the injured were taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, others to the College Station Medical Center. Their names and conditions are unknown.
Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene at Duncan Field where the crash took place.
A Code Maroon, which is the university's emergency alert system, was activated Monday afternoon, notifying students of the crash.
The Texas Department of Public Safety or the Army will be taking command of the scene, according to CSFD.
Fires were spotted according to News 3's crews on the scene just after they arrived.
Blockades have been put in place as a result.
News 3's Blake Mathews said about 1:30 p.m., there were five helicopters sitting on the campus, with three at one point taking off together and flying away. An hour later, around 2:30 p.m., two were still on the ground, with one about to take off.
The helicopter, along with 190 cadets in the university’s Corps of Cadets, was participating in the ROTC Winter Field Training Exercises taking place at the university.
Stay with News 3 and KBTX.com for the very latest on this developing story.
One person was killed and four others were injured after an Army Blackhawk helicopter crashed Monday into a field near the Corps of Cadets quad on the campus of Texas A&M University.
The Army UH-60 Blackhawk had a crew of five on board, including four members of the Army National Guard and one member of the ROTC staff at Texas A&M who is a recent graduate, according to Texas A&M officials. The helicopter was reportedly taking off with the crew on board when it fell abruptly back to the ground around 3 p.m.
The identity of the person killed has not been released.
Some of the injured were taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, others to the College Station Medical Center. Their names and conditions are unknown.
Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene at Duncan Field where the crash took place.
A Code Maroon, which is the university's emergency alert system, was activated Monday afternoon, notifying students of the crash.
The Texas Department of Public Safety or the Army will be taking command of the scene, according to CSFD.
Fires were spotted according to News 3's crews on the scene just after they arrived.
Blockades have been put in place as a result.
News 3's Blake Mathews said about 1:30 p.m., there were five helicopters sitting on the campus, with three at one point taking off together and flying away. An hour later, around 2:30 p.m., two were still on the ground, with one about to take off.
The helicopter, along with 190 cadets in the university’s Corps of Cadets, was participating in the ROTC Winter Field Training Exercises taking place at the university.
Stay with News 3 and KBTX.com for the very latest on this developing story.
