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West Virginia helicopter crash: 6 dead after the helicopter crashed onto the road near Route 17 in Logan County

The Bell UH-1B helicopter crashed around 5:00 pm, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Helicopter known as Huey crashed on country road, Logan County Office of This was reported to CNN by Deputy Director of Emergency Sonia Porter.

The Vietnam War helicopter was based out of Logan County Airport and was used for give tourist flights, Ray Bryant, head of Logan’s Office of Emergency Management of operations, CNN affiliate WSAZ reported.

When fire crews have arrived on stage, they found helicopter exploded in flame and put fire outBryant said.

Bobby Childs, who lives about a mile away of in crash called 911 and rushed to the scene when she saw the helicopter begin list out of control, she told CNN affiliate WSAZ. When she got there she saw at least one man is trapped in helicopter that exploded in fire, she said.

“I ran like fast how could I go and I went under the fence and I went up to the helicopter,” she told WSAZ. – But fire was just so hot, so intense, and that guy didn’t make it out of there.”

After crash, one of owners showed up to the scene, Bryant told WSAZ, although he did not name the owner.

AT Wednesday night tweetGov. Jim Justice said: “Kathy and I are praying for families of killed in this tragic helicopter crash.”

Logan County is located near the border with Kentucky.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating crashthe FAA said in a statement.

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