Motorists help lift helicopter to rescue woman after crash on California highway

Medical helicopter crashed on a Highway 50 in Sacramento, critically injuring three people aboard

A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento, critically injuring three people aboard - including a woman who was pinned underneath and was rescued with the help of motorists who lifted part of the aircraft, according to officials.

The helicopter had taken a patient to a hospital and was on the way back to the place it had been dispatched from when it experienced an in-air emergency" just after 7pm local time on Monday, said Justin Sylvia, a spokesperson for the Sacramento fire department. He said it looked like the helicopter crashed upside-down and left a large debris field.