January 12, 2009 1 killed, 4 hurt in Blackhawk crash at Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - An Army Blackhawk helicopter has crashed in a field on the campus of Texas A&M University, killing one person and injuring four others aboard.

No one was hurt on the ground when the helicopter crashed Monday afternoon near the Corps of Cadets field on the school's College Station campus, about 100 miles northwest of Houston.

A Texas A&M spokesman says a crew of four and an Army lieutenant assigned to the school's ROTC unit were aboard. No students were among the injured.

A hospital spokeswoman says three victims were in critical condition. The condition of the fourth survivor wasn't immediately known.

The helicopter had been participating in ROTC Winter Field Training Exercises.

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