FLAGSTAFF - Six people were killed and three were injured Sunday after two helicopters collided near a Flagstaff hospital and set off an explosion that blasted emergency responders off their feet, federal and local authorities said.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said no bystanders on the ground were hurt.

No names have been released. Officials are still trying to reach the victims’ families.
The crash occurred less than 48 hours after another medical helicopter crash-landed about 30 miles outside Prescott, injuring its crew of three.

It is the second deadly helicopter collision in Arizona in a year. Last July, four people in two news copters were killed. Their aircraft collided as they were tracking a low-speed police chase through Phoenix.

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