Three people are in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed on a northern California freeway on Oct. 6, authorities said.
The incident occurred on eastbound U.S. Highway 50 near 59th Street in Sacramento, California, according to Officer Michael Harper, a spokesperson for California Highway Patrol. Units from the Sacramento Fire Department responded to the scene shortly after 7 p.m. PT, said Capt. Justin Sylvia.
“The only three victims on scene were aboard the aircraft,” Sylvia said at a news conference. “They were transported to local hospitals. We could not overwhelm UC Davis with three critical patients all at once. Therefore, we contacted UC Davis and asked them for destinations for these victims.”
The victims — two women and a man — were identified as a pilot, a nurse, and a paramedic, according to Sylvia.
Sylvia said all three were transported in critical condition and added that one victim had been trapped underneath the helicopter. Bystanders in the area helped authorities lift part of the helicopter and get the victim out, who was then loaded into an ambulance, according to Sylvia.
Source:USA TODAY
