"A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento, critically injuring three people aboard including a woman who was pinned underneath and was rescued with the help of motorists who lifted part of the aircraft, according to officials. The helicopter had taken a patient to a hospital and was on the way back to the place it had been dispatched from when it experienced an in-air emergency just after 7pm local time on Monday, said Justin Sylvia, a spokesperson for the Sacramento fire department."
"One of the people injured was trapped underneath the helicopter, and a small crew from the fire department was able to work with people on the highway to push the aircraft off the woman to get her out and into an ambulance. It took every ounce of all approximately 15 people to move that aircraft up just enough to get her out, he said."
"The helicopter did not catch on fire, Sylvia said. The crash closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 50, according to Mike Carrillo, an officer and spokesperson for the Valley Division of California Highway Patrol (CHP). The aircraft was a REACH Air Medical helicopter, according to the company, which said in a statement that they are keeping all those [affected] in our thoughts and prayers."
A medical helicopter experienced an in-air emergency and crashed upside-down on Highway 50 in Sacramento shortly after 7pm while returning from a hospital transport. The crash created a large debris field and critically injured three crew members: a pilot, a nurse, and a paramedic. One woman was pinned beneath the aircraft and was rescued when a small fire crew and about 15 motorists lifted part of the helicopter just enough to remove her and place her in an ambulance. The helicopter did not catch fire, no motorists on the highway were injured, and eastbound lanes were closed.
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