{"id":2495471,"date":"2025-10-07T05:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-injured-as-medical-helicopter-crashes-on-sacramento-highway\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T05:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:58:15","slug":"three-injured-as-medical-helicopter-crashes-on-sacramento-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-injured-as-medical-helicopter-crashes-on-sacramento-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Three injured as medical helicopter crashes on Sacramento highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-injured-as-medical-helicopter-crashes-on-sacramento-highway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2495471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A medical helicopter operated by REACH Air Medical Services crashed on the eastbound lane of Highway 50 in Sacramento, California, on Monday evening after experiencing an in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/post-flight-inspection-makes-shocking-discovery-on-boeing-plane-that-just-carried-145-people\/\" title=\"Shocking Findings Revealed During Post-Flight Check on Boeing Aircraft After Carrying 145 Passengers\">-air emergency<\/a>. The helicopter was returning from transporting a patient to a nearby hospital when the crash occurred shortly after 7 p.m. The pilot, nurse, and paramedic onboard were all injured, with one person trapped under the helicopter and rescued by frist responders and bystanders. All three were transported to the hospital in critical condition. No motorists on the highway were harmed. The helicopter company is investigating the incident and confirmed there was no patient onboard at the time. They have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-university-pursuing-partnership-with-china-cant-say-whether-beijing-is-guilty-of-genocide\/\" title=\"Cornell University, Pursuing Partnership with China, Can\u2019t Say Whether Beijing is Guilty of Genocide\">expressed sympathy<\/a> for those affected and promised to provide updates as more data becomes available. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Three injured as medical helicopter crashes on Sacramento highway<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A medical helicopter experienced an &ldquo;in-air emergency&rdquo; on Monday evening, crashing onto a highway in Sacramento, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/helicopters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helicopter<\/a> was on the return leg of its trip after transporting a patient to a nearby hospital when it crashed into the eastbound lane of Highway 50 in East Sacramento, shortly after 7 p.m. local time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/news\/local-news\/sacramento\/chp-investigates-helicopter-crash-causing-traffic-delays-on-highway-50-injuries-reported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>. The incident injured all three people aboard the REACH Air Medical Services helicopter: the pilot, nurse, and paramedic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3823645\/oct-7-anniversary-israel-battles-optics-isolation-death-toll\/\">Oct. 7 anniversary: Israel battles optics, isolation, and mounting death toll as world pushes Trump deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3838446\/cornyn-third-quarter-fundraising-texas-senate-2026\/\">Cornyn raises $3.4 million in third quarter as Texas Senate fight gets more crowded<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3840083\/war-department-change-media-reporting-restrictions\/\">War Department reverses course on media reporting restrictions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;People reported that they basically saw the helicopter kind of going down quickly. So all the traffic slowed down,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/helicopter-crash-sacramento-highway-50-f56e68307f94a54e60488f6a844c5b78\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Captain Justin Sylvia, a spokesman for the Sacramento Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>One of the injured people was trapped underneath after the accident and had to be rescued by first responders and bystanders, lifting the helicopter to free the person, reported the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;&ldquo;It took every ounce of all approximately 15 people to move that aircraft up just enough to get her out,&rdquo; said Sylvia.<\/p>\n<p>The three were taken to the hospital and listed in critical condition, according to reports. No commuters on the highway were injured in the crash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Sacramento Fox affiliate contacted the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >medical helicopter company<\/a> about the crash. They said they were aware of the incident and investigating the &ldquo;details of the situation.&rdquo; The company expressed sympathy to those injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3822543\/european-security-hinges-on-russian-american-cooperation-peter-szijjarto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EUROPEAN SECURITY HINGES ON RUSSIAN-AMERICAN COOPERATION: HUNGARIAN MINISTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are aware of an accident involving a REACH Air Medical helicopter on Highway 50 in Sacramento this evening and are keeping all those impacted in our thoughts and prayers,&rdquo; REACH Air Medical Services told Fox40 in an email. &ldquo;We are in the process of determining the details of this situation, as well as the condition of the REACH crew involved, who were all taken to area hospitals. We will continue to provide information as it becomes available.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was no patient on board,&rdquo; added the company. &ldquo;We appreciate the concern and support from our community and will share updates when appropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three injured as medical helicopter crashes on Sacramento highway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2495472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/helicopter-crash.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6444,64735,28257],"class_list":["post-2495471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crash","tag-medical-helicopter","tag-sacramento"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/helicopter-crash.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2495471"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495475,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495471\/revisions\/2495475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2495472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}