Three people have died after a medical helicopter crashed near the Natchez Trace in Madison County in the US, Report informs via CBS42.
According to Heath Hall, a spokesman for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the helicopter crashed in a heavily wooded area south of the Natchez Trace Parkway and north of Pipeline Road on March 10.
Officials with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) said two UMMC employee crew members and a Med-Trans pilot were on board the AirCare helicopter at the time of the crash. No patient was on board.
UMMC officials said families are now being contacted. Hall said authorities are awaiting the arrival of the FAA.
WJTV 12 News has a crew at the scene, and we will bring you more details as soon as they become available.