A medical helicopter crashed on U.S. Highway 50 in east Sacramento, California, on Monday, leaving three people in critical condition, according to officials. The incident occurred around 7 p.m., and the Sacramento Fire Department responded to the scene. Fire officials asked about 15 bystanders to help lift the helicopter so they could free a woman trapped underneath. Another man was pulled from the wreckage, while a second woman was found nearby; all three were hospitalized.
The helicopter had dropped off a patient at the UC Davis Medical Center before the crash, and there were no medical patients on board. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to the Sacramento Fire Department.
The helicopter had dropped off a patient at the UC Davis Medical Center before the crash, and there were no medical patients on board. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to the Sacramento Fire Department.
