A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento, California on Monday, seriously injuring the three people on board, officials said. A group of passers -by saved one of them by helping to lift the ground aircraft.
The helicopter went on the American road 50 around 7 p.m. to East Sacramento, said Captain Justin Sylvia, spokesperson for the Sacramento fire service.
The heads of the fire service asked about 15 passers -by to help lift the plane to release a woman trapped below, said Captain Sylvia. A man was also removed from the wreckage and a woman was found about 10 feet from the accident site, he added. The three people were hospitalized in critical condition.
Captain Sylvia said the cause of the accident was investigated.
This is a story in development that will be updated.
