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1 dead after helicopter crashed into residence

Posted at 8:34 PM, Jul 08, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-08 21:34:07-04

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – Authorities in Virginia say at least one person was killed in a residential structure after a helicopter crashed into it.

Virginia State Police confirmed the fatality in a statement Sunday evening.

Police say they are still working to locate and identify the pilot of the helicopter, which crashed in a residential area in Williamsburg and started a fire at a townhouse.

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