1 person killed in midair helicopter crash in New Jersey

At least one person is dead and another is critically injured after two helicopters crashed late Sunday morning in Hammonton, New Jersey

At least one person is dead and another is critically injured after two helicopters crashed late Sunday morning in Hammonton, New Jersey.

Police received calls at 11:25 a.m. ET about an “aviation crash between two helicopters,” with both of the aircraft crash-landing, according to a spokesperson from Hammonton’s municipal government. One of the helicopters was engulfed in flames after the crash, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson confirmed one person was killed in the crash and another was taken to the hospital with “critical life-threatening injuries.”

Hammonton is in southern New Jersey, about 35 miles southeast of Philadelphia.

Local resident Dan Dameshek, 34, said he was leaving the gym when he suddenly heard a “loud snap” similar to a car crash. He shared video with NBC News of a helicopter spinning in circles as it rapidly loses altitude.