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

A helicopter has crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River in the US, leaving two people dead. Pictures showed smoke ...

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

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

A helicopter struck a powerline and crashed onto a barge on the Mississippi River, igniting a fire and killing two people ...

First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one ...

Smoke could be seen rising from a barge on the Mississippi River following a helicopter crash - the aircraft is said to have ...

Ameren contractor, J.F. Electric employee killed in helicopter crash on Mississippi River ...

Dallas Thompson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the crash and said there was no one on the barge at the time ...

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