Three people, including babies, killed in helicopter crash in Louisiana: report

Three people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Louisiana.

On Friday, November 1, a Robinson R44 helicopter carrying three people, including a baby, crashed in the Iowa city around 9 p.m. local time, according to a statement of the Federal Aviation Administration.

The rural town is about 15 miles away from the larger city of Lake Charles.

The federal agency continued to state that they are currently investigating the incident with the National Transportation Safety Board, which is “responsible for the investigation” and responsible for “further updates.”

The crash occurred in the 5000 block of Hecker Road near Iowa City. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, local firefighters and Louisiana State Police responded to the scene, per CBS affiliate KFDM-TV And USA today.

Sheriff Stitch Guillory of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed to KFDM-TV that three people were killed in the crash. The identities of the people have not yet been released, although Guillory indicated they were a man, a woman and a baby.

A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that “a Robinson R-44 crashed onto a roadway under unknown circumstances” and that “a fire followed the crash.”

They also stated that the NTSB investigator is currently “completing the on-site investigation.”

PEOPLE contacted the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for additional reporting but did not immediately hear back.

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Details about where the helicopter took off or where it went are unknown, according to police USA today.

Guillory also told KFDM-TV that the plane appears to be a personal helicopter.

No other injuries were reported in the crash.

Those who witnessed the crash or have surveillance video or other relevant information have been asked to contact the NTSB at [email protected].