ROCKFORD, Ill. ( WIFR / WGEM /Gray News) - Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday.

Candidate Darren Bailey said his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren died in the crash that happened Wednesday night.

“Darren and Cindy are heartbroken by this unimaginable loss. They are finding comfort in their faith, their family, and the prayers of so many who love and care for them,” his campaign said in a statement.

According to Bailey , the crash killed his son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada Rose, 12, and Samuel, 7. Their other 10-year-old grandson was not involved in the crash.

Bailey, who is making a second run to unseat Governor JB Pritzker, was schedul

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