Air Ambulance Crashes on Sacramento’s Highway 50, Three Crew Critically Injured

Overview

• Sacramento fire officials said about 15 motorists helped lift the helicopter so rescuers could free a paramedic, identified as Suzie Smith.
• Federal investigators from the NTSB and FAA have launched an inquiry, with on‑scene work continuing on the eastbound stretch near 59th Street.
• The aircraft carried only a pilot, a nurse, and a paramedic, and all three were transported to hospitals in critical condition.
• Flight-tracking data indicated a departure from UC Davis Medical Center minutes before the crash, and authorities reported no vehicles on the highway were struck.
• Local reports identified the helicopter as an Airbus H130 operated by Reach Air Medical Services, with extensive structural damage noted.