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CA Huntington Beach helicopter crash: Chopper goes down at Cars and Copters event near Hyatt Hotel | Videos
A helicopter crash in Huntington Beach in Los Angeles reportedly left three people hospitalized.
A helicopter crashed at Huntington Beach southeast of Los Angeles, California, on Saturday. Five people were reportedly injured after the chopper crashed along the Pacific Coast Highway, as per NBC Los Angeles.
The crash was reported after 2 pm near the Cars ‘N Copters on the Coast event site, which is in front of the Hyatt oceanfront resort, as per local media.
Videos of the incident were shared widely on social media.
The clip, captured by someone on the beach, shows the helicopter at a low altitude, spinning closer to the ground. Others watch in confusion below, the video shows. Several palm trees appear to have broken the helicopter's fall.
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Another video from the road, showed a different angle of the crash.
A closer video shows how the helicopter spins in the sky before it crashes down on some trees. One snapped and fell on the helicopter.
Why did the helicopter crash?
The reason for the crash is not currently known and the investigation into the situation is ongoing. New York Post reported that the rear motor appeared to stop working, at which point the helicopter began to spin sideways.
Two people onboard were safely pulled from the wreckage, NBC Los Angeles reported police say. Along with the three people on the ground who were injured in the crash, the two were shifted to a hospital. The severity of the injuries remain unclear at this point.
Police have closed PCH between Huntington Street and Beach Boulevard at around 3 pm, CBS reported, as authorities began to probe the crash. People were asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes for at least the next several hours after the closure went into effect, the publication added.
