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One killed in midair helicopter crash

The incident occurred in Hammonton, New Jersey, on Sunday morning.

By contributor Associated Press
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Debris from a helicopter on the ground after a midair collision(WPVI-TV/6ABC/AP)

One person has been killed and another is critically injured after two helicopters collided in the air in New Jersey.

Hammonton police chief Kevin Friel said rescuers responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11.25am local time on Sunday, and police and fire crews subsequently extinguished flames that engulfed one of the helicopters.

View from above of a crashed helicopter
Two helicopters hit each other in the air above southern New Jersey on Sunday morning (WPVI-TV/6ABC/AP)

Video from the scene showed a helicopter spinning rapidly to the ground.

The Federal Aviation Administration described the crash as a midair collision and it is investigating. The National Transportation Safety Board has also been notified.