Saturday, October 04, 2014 | 4:02 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — A medical helicopter crashed early Saturday a few blocks from a North Texas hospital where it was headed, killing a patient it was transporting from nearby Oklahoma and seriously injuring the pilot and two medical personnel who were aboard, authorities said.
The helicopter, operated by Air Evac Lifeteam, was taking the patient from Waurika, Oklahoma, to United Regional Health Care in Wichita Falls, about 35 miles to the southwest, when it crashed just before 2 am, Fire Chief Jon Reese told the Times Record News.
“The crews are pretty tore up, families are devastated,” Reese said.
The patient died at the scene. The pilot was in serious but stable condition at United Regional. The flight nurse and paramedic were in critical condition at the Parkland Hospital burn unit in Dallas, about 125 miles to the southeast.?
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Patient dies, 3 hurt as medical helicopter crashes in Texas
