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Helicopter crash in Texas leaves 1 dead, 3 injured

Posted October 03, 2014 11:00 pm

Associated Press

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - One person has been killed and three others injured after a medical helicopter crashed in a Texas downtown area.

Wichita Falls Fire Chief Jon Reese tells the Times Record News that the Bell 206 LongRanger III operated by the Air Evac Lifeteam was carrying three crew members and one patient when it crashed at 1:56 a.m. Saturday. He says the aircraft was transporting the patient to nearby United Regional Health Care System.

Reese says the pilot is in serious but stable condition. The flight nurse and flight paramedic are in critical condition at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas.

The victims have not been identified and no cause has been determined.

Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board officials will assist the investigation.

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