Lanes of a freeway were closed in Sacramento, California, after a helicopter crashed on Monday. Photo: AP PHOTO

Three people are critically injured after a helicopter crashed on a freeway in northern California.

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The Sacramento Fire Department and Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The helicopter went down on Monday night on the eastbound lanes of Highway 50 in Sacramento, CBS News reported, adding it was a helicopter that provided air medical services.

It was not yet clear if the helicopter was travelling to or from an are

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