Police Helicopter Crashes In Fukushima

Japanese police helicopter crashes in Fukushima in northeastern Japan.

A police helicopter on Saturday morning crashed in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, injuring all 7 persons on board.

According to the local police, five police officers and 2 medical workers, who were transporting a heart for transplant, were on board the aircraft. These victims were sent to a nearby hospital and remain conscious, the police added.

The police also said that one of the medical workers has been seriously hurt, yet the injuries were not life-threatening.

According to the local police, the helicopter departed from a hospital in the city of Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima at around 8 a.m., which was bound for Fukushima Airport. The helicopter then crash-landed in the district of Shimomoriya at around 12 kilometers west of JR Asakanagamori Station.

A call was made to emergency services at around 8:10 a.m., said regional rescue association.

Police Helicopter
Photo from Japan Times

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