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Illinois state helicopter crashes in New Mexico

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 9, 2013 8:32AM

A helicopter owned by Illinois Department Transportaticrashed New Mexico Saturday Sept. 7 2013. The two Illinois state employees aboard were

A helicopter owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation crashed in New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. The two Illinois state employees aboard were unhurt. | AP Photo

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Updated: September 9, 2013 12:53PM



SPRINGFIELD — A helicopter owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation has crashed in New Mexico.

IDOT spokesman Jae Miller tells The State Journal-Register in Springfield that two Illinois state employees were aboard the helicopter at the time of the crash. She says both employees walked away unharmed.

The crashed happened Saturday afternoon about three miles south of Amistad, N.M. Miller says the helicopter was headed to Nevada for training when it crashed.

Miller says the helicopter is no longer operational and will be sent to Nevada for maintenance at the request of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.




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