Two people are dead after a Hughes 369D helicopter crashed on a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois.

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...

A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two ...

Emergency officials were responding to a helicopter crash in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois.

EAST ALTON, Ill. -- Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

A helicopter struck a power line over the Mississippi River and crashed onto a barge, killing two people and sparking a fire.

According to initial accounts, the aircraft collided with a barge on the upper Mississippi River, sparking a fire on impact.

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a ...

Two workers died when their helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...