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Video captures plane hitting Pennsylvania State Police helicopter in midair

Warning: disturbing video. A deadly collision was caught on camera in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. A small plane slammed into a state police helicopter at an airport outside the state capital of Harrisburg. Michael George reports.

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Video captures plane hitting Pennsylvania State Police helicopter in midair
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