Helicopter Crashed USC Hospital Building

A helicopter was reported to have crashed into Keck Hospital of USC on Friday, November 6th. The Los Angeles Fire Department was the first responder at the scene. The incident happened around noon. The helicopter was a private ambulance owned by Prime Healthcare Air Transportation, a company based in Ontario. Three people, including the pilot, were occupying the helicopter at the time of the crash. They were arriving at the hospital to deliver a heart donation need for transplantation. However, the helicopter crashed while trying to alight. The pilot had minor injuries from the crash while the other two occupants were uninjured. No one else was injured from the crash. An investigation into the crash is still ongoing.

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Source: Los Angeles Times