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Subscribe to RSSLOS ANGELES -- Six police personnel received minor injuries when two Pasadena police helicopters were involved in a crash Saturday afternoon.
A police official on scene said that one chopper had clipped another while one was landing and the other taking off.
The incident occurred at 4:10 p.m. at the Pasadena Police Department's helipad at 2175 Yucca Lane in Altadena (map), about 1 1/2 miles north of the Rose Bowl.
The collision involved a police patrol chopper and a helicopter assigned to monitor traffic leaving a football game at the Rose Bowl, where crosstown rivals UCLA and USC met at the stadium for the first time since 2010.
Five officers were being transported to a hospital with minor injuries, officials said. Police at one point said there had been six people injured; that was amended to five and then upgraded to six.
"We have five people that were transported, all with a complaint of pain," a Pasadena police spokeswoman said. "It would appear at this point that there are no major injuries to our people."
Two pilots, three observers and an officer on the ground suffered non-life threatening injuries, authorities said.
Neighbors said they heard a loud explosion after the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
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Who What When Where How and Why. And very little follow up. These are the things that tell me we are being dumbed down by the media/govt.
Who was taking off, who was landing, who saw it, where's the description of the injuries? How could something like this happen? Who was in charge, what were the names of the pilots and passengers. What did the people on the ground see?
Arent you as tired of this kind of reporting as I am?
teatard?
wow... a little too much of the sweet sheba... there at old police dept... seriously!
hope they got a ticket for reckless operation
Was Mary Jane aboard ?
Officers were doing a good research bash
on what happens when police copters crash
They found it hurt many and was of no fun
while not making any policemen flying nuns
I used to fly choppers in Viet Nam and feel sorry for the injured... at least they were not seriously injured. Helo's require full concentration of your surroundings at all times.. I know from personal experience of a crash I was in. My best to them and a speedy recovery is hoped for.
Bart Anderon
former Green Hornet
I saw two Army choppers collide over Castroville, CA by Fort Ord the day we were burying my dad. It was horrific and sad and probably totally unecessary...human error no doubt. Very heart wrenching.
Thanks for your service to our nation Bart Anderson you are a stand-up kind of guy, God Bless you.