Three crew members were critically injured when a medical helicopter crashed on Highway 50 on Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP traffic logs indicate the crash was reported just after 7 p.m. on eastbound Highway 50 just east of Stockton Boulevard. The freeway was closed for hours before crews reopened the roads around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday.

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The Sacramento Fire Department said three people were in critical condition following the crash. There was no patient on board, the fire department said, but there was a pilot, nurse and paramedic.

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