Five killed as Russian copters collide

Two military helicopters collided over an airfield in Russia’s Far East today, killing five people and injuring one, in the second fatal copter crash in a week, Russian news agencies reported.

The two Mi-24 helicopters collided while attempting to land at the Chernigovka airfield in the Primorye region, about 50 miles from the town of Ussurisk, the Interfax an ITAR-Tass news agencies reported, citing Russian air force spokesman Alexander Drobyshevsky.