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http://www.wbaltv.com/news/17575140...bal_break&ts=T&tmi=bal_break_1_06010209282008Medevac Crash In Prince George's County Claims 4 Lives
Helicopter Was Transporting Patients From Accident Scene
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. -- A medevac helicopter taking accident victims to a trauma center crashed in suburban Washington early Sunday, killing four of the five people aboard, authorities said.
The accident killed two police officers on board the Maryland State Police craft, one of them the pilot. Also killed were an Emergency Medical Services staffer and one of the accident victims, said Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department.
A second accident victim survived the crash, which happened near Andrews AFB.
Trooper 2 with an MSP patrol unit (http://www.mspaviation.org/frames.asp)