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Helicopter crashes, 4 hospitalized in Chicago suburb
CHICAGO, July 8, 2018(BSS/XINHUA) – At least four people were rushed to
hospital Saturday night after an air ambulance helicopter crashed along
Interstate 57 in Chicago suburb, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
Of the four injured, one was in critical condition and the other three
were in serious condition, said a tweet from the Chicago Fire Department.
The incident occurred at about 9:15 p.m. local time (1415 GMT) when the
medical helicopter carrying a patient was on its way to the city’s far south
side, police said.
Witnesses saw the helicopter spiraling out of control and on fire before
it crashed, reports said. The pilot had issued a mayday call before the
crash.
Federal Aviation Administration officials have identified the helicopter
as a Eurocopter 135 air ambulance, and are investigating the cause of the
crash.
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