A medevac helicopter taking accident victims to a trauma center crashed in suburban Washington early Sunday, killing four of the five people aboard, authorities said.
The accident killed two police officers on board, one of them the pilot. Also killed were an Emergency Medical Services staffer and one of the accident victims, said Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department.
A second accident victim survived the crash, which happened near Andrews Air Force Base.
The crew had radioed in that it needed to land due to weather conditions, and officials lost radio contact with the craft, said Maryland State Police. After an intensive search, public safety officials found the downed helicopter on a park trail.
-From Associated Press reports
Medevac helicopter crash kills 4 in Md.
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