"A medical helicopter crashed onto a highway in the US state of California on Monday, resulting in three critical injuries, officials said. Emergency crews closed some traffic lanes. The incident occurred just after 7 pm local time (0200 GMT Tuesday) on the eastbound Highway 50 in Sacramento. According to flight-tracking data, the helicopter had just lifted off from the UC Davis Medical Center minutes earlier. There were no patients on board, and the injured include a pilot, a nurse, and a paramedic, officials told CNN."
""Please use alternate routes and expect delays. Additional closures and congestion possible in the area," the South Sacremento California Highway Patrol Area office said on X, adding that it had closed off certain routes. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The aircraft was a REACH Air Medical helicopter. Kirsten Gurmendi, the public relations director at REACH's parent company, Global Medical Response, said that they are aware of the accident."
A medical helicopter crashed onto the eastbound lanes of Highway 50 in Sacramento just after 7 pm local time after taking off minutes earlier from UC Davis Medical Center. The crash left three crew members — a pilot, a nurse, and a paramedic — in critical condition and they were taken to area hospitals. There were no patients on board at the time. Emergency crews closed some traffic lanes and authorities warned drivers to use alternate routes and expect delays. The aircraft was operated by REACH Air Medical and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]