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4 soldiers injured in helicopter crash at Fort Campbell

Four soldiers were injured Tuesday morning during while using a helicopter as part of training at U.S. Army Fort Campbell, astride the Kentucky-Tennessee border, according to base officials.

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Authorities said all four soldiers were taken to get medical attention, although they did not identified them or share information on the extent of their injuries.

The Leaf-Chronicle reported that as of about 1 p.m., two of the soldiers were in critical condition at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. A third soldier was in critical but stable condition, according to the paper.

The accident happened around 11 a.m. during training using a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the 101st Airborne, officials said.