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1 killed, 2 injured as medical helicopter crashes

The helicopter was carrying 3 employees of medical air transport company EagleMed LLC when it went down in Eufaula, Oklahoma

1 person has been killed while 2 others have been injured following a medical helicopter crashed in eastern Oklahoma, United States of America.

The helicopter was carrying 3 employees of medical air transport company EagleMed LLC when it went down in Eufaula, Oklahoma, CNN reports.

The names of those aboard and details about the injuries, the purpose of the flight and what caused the crash weren't immediately released.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the helicopter was flying from Tulsa to McAlester, when it crashed west of Lake Eufaula, near the Canadian River,

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The National Transportation Safety Board said it will investigate the wreck.

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