Two pilots were killed earlier today when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed 50 miles east of Camp Humphreys, a U.S. Army base in South Korea.

The accident occurred around 6:22 p.m. local time. According to the Korea Times , an eyewitness heard a loud bang twice, then saw flames on the side of a road. The helicopter crashed 500 meters away from a village. Arirang News says there were no reports of casualties or property damage on the ground.

South Korean authorities believe the helicopter might have hit high-voltage power lines or a electricity tower, since part of a power line was among the wreckage and a nearby tower was damaged. The helicopter belonged to the South Korea-based Second Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.

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