(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a medical helicopter crash that occurred Monday evening on eastbound Highway 50 in East Sacramento, resulting in reported injuries.

According to CHP traffic logs, the crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. near the 59th Street exit.

At the time of the crash, the Sacramento Fire Department said, a group of bystanders helped lift the helicopter that was on top of one of the victims.

As of 8:55 p.m., fire officials said there was a pilot, a nurse, and paramedics on board in the crashed helicopter. At this time, all of them have been taken to the hospital and are in critical condition.

SFD stated that two of the victims are females and one is a male.

The flight radar is showing that the helicopter that crashed has the tail number o

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