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Jun 30, 2008, 17:44 GMT

Probe set for deadly US crash of medical choppers

Los Angeles - Federal officials were set to begin an investigation Monday into the deadly crash of two medical helicopters which collided in mid-air Sunday on the approach to a hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona. Six people were killed and three injured in the Sunday collision as the two medical helicopters plummeted to the ground and set fire to a wooded area, Teams from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were expected at the site Monday and open a probe into the crash. 'The NTSB and FAA are involved as well as our own investigators,' Sergeant Tom Boughner of the Flagstaff Police Department told KPHO-TV in Phoenix. A spokesman for FAA said three of those killed, including a patient, were aboard a Bell 407 helicopter operated by Air Methods Corp., an air medical service provider. The other helicopter, operated by Classic Helicopter Service of Utah, also was a Bell 407. The other four victims, including one critically injured, were on that helicopter. Flagstaff is about 120 kilometers south of the Grand Canyon National Park, which has seen a huge increase in helicopter use in recent years by visitors wanting air tours of the spectacular natural attractions.

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