Fatalities have been confirmed in a helicopter crash in Ellis County.
DPS and the Ellis County Sheriff's Office are on the scene of the crash near FM 876 and Bell Branch Road.
Bell Helicopter confirmed it owned the helicopter and there were fatalities. A source tells News 8 three helicopters were flying in formation when the incident happened.
Bell said in a statement its helicopter was "conducting developmental flight test operations on the Bell 525 at our Xworx facility in Arlington, Texas, that resulted in a helicopter accident."
Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration says the helicopter had two people on board when it crashed at about 11:45 a.m. The helicopter was destroyed, Lunsford said.
Investigators with the FAA are heading to the site, and the National Transportation Safety Board was notified.
Two farmers who witnessed the crash told News 8 they saw the helicopter flying from the northeast when it hit a power line and exploded.
One person was taken to a local hospital via EMS.
Stephanie Parker with the Ellis County Office of Emergency Management said on Twitter the FAA is closing the airspace above the crash location.
