Medical helicopter crash in Mississippi kills pilot and 2 hospital workers
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A medical helicopter crashed in Mississippi on Monday, killing a pilot and two hospital workers on board, officials said.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jacksonville uses the helicopter, which is based out of the southern city Columbus, for air transports, the hospital said in a statement. The helicopter "had an accident" in a rural area not far from its base, according to the hospital. Two crew members on board were employed by the medical center, and the pilot was from Med-Trans, the company that owns and operates the helicopter. No patients were on board.
The helicopter was returning to Columbus from a patient transport when it crashed in Madison County at around 12:30 pm, killing everyone on board, the University of Mississippi Medical Center's vice chancellor for health affairs, Dr. LouAnn Woodward, said at a press conference.
