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CBS News reports that three people were injured in a helicopter crash on the Sacramento Freeway.

CBS News, citing Sacramento Fire Department, reported that three people were seriously injured when a helicopter crashed onto a freeway on Monday night in Sacramento, California.

Sacramento Fire Department and Federal Aviation Administration didn't immediately respond to our request for comment.

The report stated that the helicopter was an air medical helicopter and that it crashed on the eastbound lanes near Howe Avenue.

The report said it was still unclear if the helicopter had been traveling to or away from a local hospital.

CBS reported that the cause of this crash is still under investigation.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty posted on X that a helicopter crashed on 50 eastbound, west of 59th Street. He added that the survivors were being treated in local hospitals.

(source: Reuters)