US EditionOne Dead, 2 Critically Injured in LifeFlight Helicopter Crash in Wilson County
One crew member died and two others were critically injured when a Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter crashed in a rural Wilson County field, officials confirmed.
- On Nov. 8, Vanderbilt University Medical Center confirmed one person died and two crew members are critically injured and treated at Vanderbilt University Hospital after a Vanderbilt LifeFlight crash in Wilson County, Tenn.
- The crash occurred around 2 p.m. near the 7100 block of Cairo Bend Drive, after the EC130 helicopter was in the air for about eight minutes, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office said.
- Three crew members were aboard and no patients were on board, and emergency crews worked to extricate the injured after the Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter crash on Saturday.
- The NTSB has taken over the investigation and the FAA is involved while officials secured the scene and asked drivers to avoid it.
- Residents of Cairo Bend Road described shock on the normally quiet road as dozens of law-enforcement vehicles raced to the scene, while the three crew members have not yet been publicly identified, officials said.
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A medical helicopter crashed east of Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, killing one crew member and seriously injuring two others, authorities said.
The information was confirmed by the Medical Center of Vanderbilt University. The National Transportation Safety Board explained that a helicopter crashed near Lebanon, a locality about 48 kilometres east of Nashville, Wilson County.
1 dead, 2 in critical condition after LifeFlight helicopter crash in Wilson County
WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A medical helicopter crashed in Wilson County Saturday afternoon, leading to the death of one crew member and the hospitalization of two others, according to officials. The Wilson County Sheriff's Office announced just after 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 that a LifeFlight helicopter crashed in the 7100 block of Cairo Bend Road. Ground delay lifted at BNA amid staffing shortage Authorities urged motorists to av…
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