Helicopter crash in Huntington Beach leaves 5 people hospitalized
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Five people were hospitalized in a helicopter crash in Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.
A spokesperson for the Huntington Beach Fire Department told Fox News Digital: “As of now, two people in the helicopter have been safely removed from the wreckage and three people on the street were injured.”
HELICOPTER CRASH CLOSED THE GREAT SACRAMENTO HIGHWAY, SENDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO LOCAL HOSPITALS
All five people were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the spokesman said.
Huntington Beach resident Tim Robinson, who witnessed the crash, took video of the scene showing the helicopter trapped between a building and several trees. (Tim Robinson via X)
Huntington Beach resident Tim Robinson, who witnessed the crash, took a video of the scene that showed the helicopter wedged between a building and several palm trees.
HELICOPTER CRASH CLOSED THE GREAT SACRAMENTO HIGHWAY, SENDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO LOCAL HOSPITALS
“At first I thought it was a movie,” Robinson told Fox News Digital. “It seemed like a pretty crazy trick to do. He turned around a few times and hit her. It was crazy.”
“At first I thought it was a movie,” Robinson told Fox News Digital. “It seemed like a pretty crazy trick to do. He turned around a few times and hit her. It was crazy.” (Tim Robinson via X)
Robinson told Fox News Digital that he walks the beach almost every day and that an event called “Cars ‘N Copters on the Coast” is taking place in the area.
He added: “As I was coming down low I heard some kind of pinging noise and a piece of it flew out of the helicopter. I don’t know what it was. I have no idea. It exploded and that’s when it started going out of control.”
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The cause of the accident is not yet clear. The investigation continues.
This is an evolving story. Please check back for updates.
