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4 Killed in Md. Medevac Crash

Posted Sep 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT in US 

(Newser) – A Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter crashed in bad weather early this morning, killing four of the five on board, the Washington Post reports. The crew was transporting two teenage car-crash victims to a hospital when air traffic controllers lost radio contact about 12:30am. Police found the crash site at 2am, and rushed the survivor, one of the accident victims, to a hospital.


Source: Washington Post

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Officials work at a command post near the sight of a helicopter crash on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 in Forestville, Md.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
In this August 2008 photo provided by the Prince George's County Fire Department, the Maryland State Police Trooper 2 medevac helicopter is seen in Beltsville, Md.   (AP Photo)
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