3 Die as Medical Copter Crashes in Wisconsin
The crew of this University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight helicopter -- a surgeon, a nurse and a pilot -- died after dropping off a patient.
(By Peter Thomson -- La Crosse Tribune Via Associated Press)
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3 Die as Medical Copter Crashes in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. -- A medical helicopter dropped off a patient and then crashed shortly after it took off on its return flight to Madison, killing the surgeon, the nurse and the pilot on board, officials said Sunday.
The University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight crew went down about three miles from the La Crosse airport, where they departed late Saturday, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said in a statement.
The wreckage was found early Sunday, and preliminary reports indicated that the helicopter may have struck a hill or some trees, said Margaret Van Bree, the hospital's chief operating officer.
Killed in the crash were surgeon Darren Bean, nurse Mark Coyne and pilot Steve Lipperer, she said. All three lived in Madison. Their ages were not immediately available.
There were no concerns about the weather before the crew took off about 10:30 p.m.
6 Killed in Pennsylvania As Car Hits Minivan
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Pa. -- A minivan crossed a median on Interstate 90, flipped and was hit by another vehicle near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, killing six of seven people on board, Pennsylvania state police said.
After the van came to rest, it was hit by an oncoming car, whose driver was treated at a hospital and released shortly after the wreck on Saturday, said state police Cpl. Kevin Havern.
The sole survivor in the minivan also was treated at a hospital and released. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
The van was carrying a group of computer programmers from India and their wives on vacation. The software writers worked for Troy, Mich.-based Syntel Inc., an information technology contract services provider, said Jonathan James, vice president for marketing and investor relations.
-- From News Services
