Helicopter Crash Near Camrose

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4 on board at time of helicopter crash east of Camrose: officialsFile photo.

• Evan Klippenstein
• CTV News Edmonton

A helicopter crashed east of Camrose Sunday morning with four people on board.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reported there was one pilot and three passengers aboard the Bell 206B helicopter when it crashed around 9:45 a.m. north of Daysland.

STARS Air Ambulance spokesperson Deborah Tetley said crews were called at 10:07 a.m and dispatched two air ambulance helicopters to the scene. The crews aided with extrication, then helped the waiting ground ambulances assess the patients before transporting them via STARS.

A 46-year-old man was taken to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton and a 43-year-old woman to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, both with traumatic injuries.

 

Alberta Health Services ground ambulances took the other two patients. They were said to have "serious injuries." 

Emergency crews from the Flagstaff Regional Emergency Services Society also responded and provided support to STARS. Manager Derek Homme told CTV News Edmonton his crews blocked traffic on the rural roads near Daysland but were not needed to help extricate any passengers.

TSB investigators were on scene Monday looking into the cause of the crash.