"Medical evacuation helicopter crashed"
AURORA, Ill. -- Four people have been killed after a medical evacuation helicopter crashed in the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Ill.
According to Aurora police, the helicopter was headed for Children's Memorial Hospital from Valley West Hospital in Sandwich.
Sgt. Robb Wallers said the helicopter belonged to Air Angels, an emergency medical transport service.
He said the victims included three crew members and a patient. He refused to provide further information on the victims, saying the next of kin had yet to be notified of the crash.
According to police, the helicopter crashed in a field near a residential area in east Aurora and was engulfed in flames. He said police and fire officials learned of the crash around midnight.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were at the scene of the crash.