A number of folks had been injured when a helicopter crashed close to a nationwide forest on Saturday afternoon because it was on its manner to answer a automobile accident.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Division's Air Rescue 5 helicopter was en path to a automobile collision when the plane went down at roughly 4:30 p.m. in Angeles Nationwide Forest, close to the San Gabriel Mountains.
A complete of six people had been injured within the crash together with 5 sheriff's deputies and one civilian. All are anticipated to outlive, sheriff Alex Villanueva stated at a Saturday night press convention outdoors Pomona Valley Hospital. The deputies included a pilot, copilot, crew chief, and two paramedics. The civilian concerned was a UCLA physician, who was conducting a ride-along, The Press-Enterprise reported.
"Fortunately nothing that's life-threatening right now," Villanueva stated.
All had been taken to close by hospitals for remedy, with most being discovered to have solely minor or average accidents. The Press-Enterprise reported that a minimum of one occupant was initially in vital situation, nonetheless a physician at Pomona Valley stated throughout Saturday's press convention "that each one are in good situation."
The precise explanation for the crash is unknown right now. Climate situations had been probably not the trigger, as the world had good visibility with gentle winds.
Villanueva defined that the rescue helicopter skilled some type of malfunction earlier than taking place, struggling a "onerous touchdown and rollover" on the bottom. The spot the place it landed was close to the San Gabriel Dam and Reservoir, and was just a few ft away from a 200-foot drop into the water.
The helicopter additionally averted one other main disaster upon crashing, Villanueva stated. Gas started to leak from the craft following the crash, however finally didn't ignite.
The automobile collision that the crew was responding to occurred at round 4:25 p.m. on Outdated San Gabriel Canyon Highway and Freeway 39, which blocked site visitors alongside the freeway. After the primary helicopter went down, one other arrived on the scene of the collision and transported victims with minor accidents to the hospital, in accordance with California Freeway Patrol logs seen by The Press-Enterprise.
This most up-to-date incident comes on the heels of one other helicopter crash within the area final month. On February 19, Nicholas Vella of the Huntington Seaside Police Division died when the craft he was touring in went down within the water close to Newport Seaside. One other officer, who was piloting the craft on the time, was additionally left in vital situation.
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