Officers are investigating after a medical helicopter crashed on a Sacramento freeway Monday night.
The Sacramento Hearth Division mentioned a REACH medical helicopter went down shortly after 7 p.m. on eastbound Freeway 50 close to 59th Road.
Three crew members — a pilot, a nurse and a paramedic — have been on board and all have been taken to space hospitals with vital accidents, Captain Justin Sylvia with Sacramento Hearth mentioned. No autos on the freeway have been concerned.
Two crew members have been situated within the roadway whereas one of many crew members was trapped beneath the helicopter when the primary unit from the hearth division arrived, Sylvia mentioned. A fireplace captain and bystanders who provided assist have been in a position to carry the plane off the trapped crew member.
Eastbound Freeway 50 is beneath a full closure at 59th Road because of the crash, the California Freeway Patrol mentioned. Freeway 99 northbound to Freeway 50 eastbound, and Freeway 51 southbound to Freeway 50 eastbound are additionally shut down, with an unknown time for reopening.
The reason for the crash stays beneath investigation. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned it’s helping the CHP.
A photograph taken by a CBS Sacramento crew on the scene exhibits the helicopter the other way up throughout a number of lanes coated in particles.
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CBS Sacramento has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration however has not instantly heard again.
