"Visitors to Huntington Beach, CA, scrambled to get out of the way of a helicopter spinning out of control before it crashed into a row of trees and a building along the Pacific Coast Highway Saturday afternoon. Five people were injured in the crash that happened around 2 p.m., according to local CBS News 2 two people inside the chopper and three pedestrians on the ground were taken to the hospital."
"Their conditions were unknown. OC Scanner posted to X, Witnesses say there may have been a bird strike with a tail rotor. HB Fire has upgraded this to a multi casualty incident, and multiple people have been transported to area hospitals per PulsePoint. Video showed the helicopter lowering out of the sky before it began spinning out of control and crashed in the tree line just feet from the sand that was filled with sunbathers."
"Another clip was captured by a man who was nearly hit as the helicopter came crashing down: California Highway Patrol told KTLA 5 that the crash was near the Cars N Copters on the Coast event site being held at the beach. A picture of the crashed helicopter was also shared from the scene with Mediaite by photographer Dylan Burch: This is a breaking story and has been updated."
A helicopter spun out of control and crashed into trees and a building along the Pacific Coast Highway near Huntington Beach Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. Five people were injured: two occupants and three pedestrians, all taken to hospitals with conditions unknown. OC Scanner posted witnesses reported a possible bird strike to the tail rotor. HB Fire upgraded the response to a multi-casualty incident and multiple people were transported per PulsePoint. Video shows the helicopter lowering, spinning, and crashing into the tree line just feet from sunbathers. The crash was near the Cars N Copters on the Coast event; photographer Dylan Burch shared a scene photo.
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