Categories: Just Politics

Medical helicopter crashes in California

A medical emergency helicopter has crashed on a busy stretch of Highway 50 in California, the United States.

The helicopter crashed in Sacramento on Monday, October 6, 2025, injuring three.

The air transport operator confirmed the incident, noting that no patient was aboard.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty, in a post on X on Tuesday morning, disclosed that survivors were taken to the hospital to be treated after the helicopter came down near the city’s 59th Street on the eastbound side of the highway.

Trump to mark 80th birthday with UFC cage fight at White House

“We are in the process of determining the details of this situation, as well as the condition of the crew involved, who were all taken to area hospitals,” operator REACH told Reuters in an email.

The company provides services for the critically ill and injured across the western United States, its website shows.

The cause of the crash is being investigated, report added.

Sacramento fire authorities and the regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration, have yet to speak on the helicopter crash.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

Kaduna’s 36km Bagoma–Gagumi road to surpass Uba Sani’s previous record — KADRA MD

Governor Uba Sani is poised to surpass his own infrastructure milestone once the 36-kilometre Bagoma–Gagumi…

1 hour ago

Meta set to sack many workers as AI costs mount

Meta is planning sweeping layoffs ​that could affect 20% or more of the company, three…

1 hour ago

‘Operation Epic Fury continues’: Trump rejects Iran ceasefire talks

United States President Donald Trump has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic…

2 hours ago

VIDEO: UK-bound 74-year-old man nabbed with cocaine hidden in balloons at Abuja airport

A 74-year-old man, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, has been arrested by the operatives of the National…

2 hours ago

SERAP urges Tinubu to probe ₦5.9bn spent on NNPC rebranding

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to…

4 hours ago

Bandits kill Zamfara college director after family paid ₦25.7m ransom

The killing of a senior administrator at the College of Education Maru, Malam Bashar Sani,…

4 hours ago

This website uses cookies.