A dangerous Huntsville area intersection is among $40 million in new state road projects, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Friday. “Limestone County intersection improvements are on the way ...

The crash occurred on Alabama State Route 53 near the 15 mile marker, approximately one mile south of Dothan, in Houston County, according to a press release from ALEA.

The helicopter, formally known as a UH-60, crashed about 3 p.m. near the intersection of Burwell Road in Madison County and State Route 53, Alabama authorities said in a statement.