New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Two US Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter attached to the service's Fort Hood base crashed into a field in Texas on Wednesday.

"An AH-64E Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed today in Salado. Two soldiers are confirmed deceased," the base said in a statement.

"Fort Hood personnel remain on scene working in coordination with local first responders."

According to US media reports, the accident occurred in Bell County, about 100 km north of the state capital Austin.

Cliff Coleman, a spokesperson with the Bell County Sheriff's Office, said the Bell County justice of the peace declared two people dead who had been on board.

No cause of the crash was immediately announced. Fort Hood's...