A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two people. Cpl.

The crash, which happened near the border of Missouri and Illinois, closed a bridge into Illinois. A helicopter that struck power lines crashed into a barge along the Mississippi River in West Alton, Mo., on Thursday morning, killing two people and catching on fire, the authorities said.

Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.