Two helicopters collided in midair Thursday afternoon near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, BBC News and Fox News report. All three people aboard were killed, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said, the outlets report.

A Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125 crashed in a field next to a highway, BBC News and Fox News report. Oregon Route 233 was closed about a mile west of Dayton, AP and Fox News report. Some county roads were also closed at the request of emergency crews, a state transportation spokesperson said, Fox News reports. McMinnville is about 35 miles southwest of Portland. About 34,000 people live there, AP reports.

Two people were aboard the Robinson R22, BBC News and Fox News report, citing the sheriff's office. They were flight instructor Maddie Aasbo, 22, of Texas, and a student pilot from the United Kingdom. The student has not been named while officials work with the consulate and the FBI to tell the family, BBC News reports. The sole person on the Airbus was Tyler Delane Sturdevant, 38, of Newberg, Oregon, the outlets report.

One of the aircraft belonged to Jerry Trimble Helicopters, a flight school at the airport, BBC News reports. "Jerry Trimble Helicopters is deeply saddened to confirm that one of our aircraft was involved in an aviation incident this afternoon," the company said. It said it was fully cooperating with investigators, the outlet reports.

The airport manager, John Paskell, said the crash happened off airport property and did not disrupt airport work, Fox News reports. He said he understood the two helicopters were based at the airport but could not say what they were doing, the outlet reports. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating, BBC News and Fox News report.

What we know: Three people died when two helicopters collided near McMinnville.
What we don't: What caused the collision.