5 individuals had been hospitalized after a helicopter crash Saturday afternoon in Huntington Seaside.
The Huntington Seaside Police Division and Huntington Seaside Fireplace Division responded Saturday to the crash at Pacific Coast Freeway and Huntington Road, in keeping with a social media put up from the police division.
Two individuals had been pulled from the helicopter, and three individuals had been injured on the road, police mentioned.
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A video of the crash posted to social media reveals the helicopter veering dangerously near a constructing earlier than spinning uncontrolled and diving nose-first right into a stretch of street or sidewalk on the fringe of the seashore.
The video confirmed the chopper crashing onto some palm timber subsequent to a seaside lodge.
The reason for the crash was unclear.
A Federal Aviation Administration worker appears on the web site the place a helicopter crash-landed round 2:09 p.m. close to the Vehicles ‘N Copters in entrance of the Waterfront Seaside Resort.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Occasions)
PCH was closed between Seaside Boulevard and Huntington Road, police mentioned, noting that drivers ought to keep away from the realm and use alternate routes.
