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Associated Press
13-06-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Investigation finds medications were contributing factor in medical flight crash
CHELSEA, Ala. (AP) — Federal investigators found that a pilot's medication use may have been a contributing factor in a 2023 medical helicopter crash that killed two in Alabama. The National Transportation Safety Board released the final report this month on the April 2, 2023, accident. The Airbus EC130 medical helicopter crashed near the community of Chelsea in Shelby County with the three crew aboard. The pilot and a nurse on the flight were killed. The helicopter was responding to a call when the crash occurred. The final investigative report said the probable cause was 'the pilot's delayed corrective inputs while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of control.' The report found that a contributing factor was the pilot's use of multiple medications that had a potential sedating effect. An autopsy found the pilot had cyclobenzaprine, a muscle relaxer, and the allergy medications cetirizine and diphenhydramine in his system. The medications have the potential to depress the central nervous system, investigators wrote. The use of the multiple medications 'likely worsened this performance deficiency,' investigators wrote in the report. A witness told investigators the helicopter had been hovering along about three or four feet (0.9 to 1.2 meters) beside a road before the crash The helicopter then rapidly ascended, turned and 'pitched nose down and impacted the road.' Chelsea is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of downtown Birmingham.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Police: Trench rescue underway in York County
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Rescue crews are working to free a man from a trench in York County. Numerous fire departments and rescue task forces are working in the 2700 block of Anita Drive in Dover Township at this hour, according to the Northern York County Regional Police Dept. There, a man is trapped in a trench, police said. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices Crews are working to free him and a medical helicopter is on standby at Tri-Towne Field. This is a developing story. Stay with abc27 News as more information becomes available Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
11-05-2025
- CBS News
House explosion in Cary, Illinois, leaves man in critical condition
A man was left in critical condition Sunday in a house explosion in Cary, Illinois, northwest of Chicago. At 1:32 p.m. Sunday, the Cary Fire Protection District was called for a house explosion in the 6700 block of Pheasant Trail in unincorporated Cary. A crew found a house with doors and windows that had been blown off in both the front and rear, and smoke showing from multiple areas. A man, who was the only one who lived in the house, was found on the ground outside. He had suffered significant burn injuries, the fire protection district said. The fire protection district called a working fire response. Meanwhile, a medical helicopter was called to the scene to transport the injured man to the hospital, but no helicopters were available, the fire protection district said. An ambulance came instead, and took the man to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington in critical condition, the fire protection district said. The fire was brought under control about 40 minutes after crews arrived. The whole interior of the house was severely damaged by fire and is a total loss. No one else was injured, and no adjacent homes were damaged.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash in Mahoning County
BEAVER TWP., Ohio (WKBN) – A motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a crash in Mahoning County Saturday morning. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 9:40 a.m. on State Route 7 in Beaver Township. Troopers said the man riding the motorcycle was headed south and the driver of a pickup truck was headed north. The pickup truck driver made a left turn into a driveway when the motorcycle hit the side of the truck, according to troopers. The rider was ejected from the motorcycle and a third vehicle, also traveling north, hit him, troopers said. The motorcyclist was flown to the hospital by medical helicopter. Troopers said he is in critical condition. Drugs, alcohol or distracted driving are not believed to be factors in the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
