ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Former Illinois state senator and GOP candidate Darren Bailey’s son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren were killed in a Montana helicopter crash Wednesday evening.

According to a post on X, Bailey and his wife received the news that their son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, 12-year-old Vada Rose and 7-year-old Samuel, lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Montana Wednesday.

Their other grandosn, Finn, who is 10-years-old, was not on the helicopter and is safe.

Bailey is a former Illinois state senator and a current GOP gubernatorial candidate.

It is unknown what caused the helicopter crash at this time.

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