5 folks, together with a baby, have been hospitalized when a helicopter crashed within the Southern California metropolis of Huntington Seashore on Saturday afternoon.
It occurred simply after 2 p.m. native time close to the intersection of Pacific Coast Freeway and Huntington Road, based on Huntington Seashore firefighters.
Metropolis officers inform CBS Information that the 2 folks on the helicopter have been safely pulled from the wreckage. Three pedestrians on the road have been additionally injured within the incident, and all 5 folks have been taken to the hospital for remedy. None of their situations have been identified.
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Police closed PCH between Huntington Road and Seashore Boulevard at round 3 p.m., as they started to research the crash. They requested folks to keep away from the realm and use alternate routes for at the very least a number of hours after the closure was put into place.
Dramatic video posted on social media reveals the helicopter spinning a number of instances earlier than crashing onto palm bushes and the outside stairway of the pedestrian bridge that runs over PCH to the Hyatt Regency Huntington Seashore Resort and Spa.
With SkyCal over the scene, scattered particles was seen within the seaside entry car parking zone, a big a part of which was blocked off by police tape. The tail of the plane broke off within the crash, with the remainder of the helicopter nonetheless wedged between the staircase and palm bushes as of 4:30 p.m.
There have been a number of different small helicopters parked within the car parking zone close to the place the crash occurred, simply in entrance of the Hyatt Regency and Waterfront Seashore Resort. An “unique helicopter touchdown occasion” was being hosted by Vehicles ‘N Copters On the Coast on the Offshore 9 Rooftop Lounge on Saturday afternoon, the place attendees have been invited to “watch helicopters arrive from a hen’s eye view.”
It is unclear what brought about the helicopter to crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board have been notified of the crash, metropolis officers mentioned.
