5 individuals have been hospitalized after a helicopter crash Saturday afternoon in Huntington Seaside.
The Huntington Seaside Police Division and Huntington Seaside Hearth Division responded Saturday to the crash at Pacific Coast Freeway and Huntington Road, in accordance with a social media put up from the police division.
Two individuals have been pulled from the helicopter, and three individuals have been injured on the road, police mentioned.
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A video of the crash posted to social media exhibits the helicopter veering dangerously near a constructing earlier than spinning uncontrolled and diving nose-first right into a stretch of highway or sidewalk on the fringe of the seaside.
The video confirmed the chopper crashing onto some palm bushes subsequent to a seaside lodge.
The reason for the crash was unclear.
A Federal Aviation Administration worker seems on the web site the place a helicopter crash-landed round 2:09 p.m. close to the Automobiles ‘N Copters in entrance of the Waterfront Seaside Resort.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Instances)
PCH was closed between Seaside Boulevard and Huntington Road, police mentioned, noting that drivers ought to keep away from the world and use alternate routes.
