The wreckage of an Air Evac helicopter is photographed by fire photographers after it crashed in the parking lot of a strip mall on the southeast corner of Meridian and Apache Trail late Tuesday, Dec. 14.
One person was killed and two others injured when an Air Evac helicopter crash-landed near a supermarket's parking lot, authorities said.
The helicopter was trying to land to pick up a patient who had fallen and suffered a head injury late Tuesday.
The pilot, a flight paramedic and flight nurse were aboard. All three crew members reportedly were women; one was dead at the scene. The others were hospitalized with injuries that were not
considered life-threatening.
Another helicopter was dispatched and picked up the patient with the head injury.
The National Transportation Safety Board was expected to be at the crash scene Wednesday to determine a possible cause.
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