<p class="speakable">Multiple agencies are responding to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/tennessee" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wilson County, Tennessee</a>, after a LifeFlight helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon near the Cumberland River.</p><p class="speakable">The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wilson County Sheriff’s Office</a> confirmed on social media it was responding to the crash in coordination with multiple agencies just after 2:30 p.m. local time.</p><p>It is unclear if there are <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/general/travel-safety" rel="noopener" target="_blank">any injuries or fatalities</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/helicopter-crash-closes-major-sacramento-highway-sending-multiple-people-local-hospitals" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>HELICOPTER CRASH CLOSES MAJOR SACRAMENTO HIGHWAY, SENDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO LOCAL HOSPITALS</u></strong></a></p><p>Officials have not yet confirmed the number of people on board the aircraft at the time of the crash.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/military-helicopter-crashes-washington-state-near-joint-base-lewis-mcchord" rel="noopener" target="_blank">helicopter went down</a> on the 7100 block of Cairo Bend Road, according to the sheriff's office.</p><p>It's not yet known what led to the crash.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>"We are asking motorists to please avoid the area and seek an alternate route to allow emergency personnel to safely and effectively manage the scene," officials wrote in a statement.</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/ntsb-launches-3-day-investigative-hearing-deadly-dc-plane-crash" rel="noopener" target="_blank">National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)</a> and Wilson County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.</p><p><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.</i></p>

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