Five people were hospitalized when a helicopter crashed in the Southern California city of Huntington Beach on Saturday afternoon.

It happened just after 2 p.m. local time near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Huntington Street, according to Huntington Beach firefighters.

The scene of a helicopter crash in Huntington Beach on Oct. 11, 2025. Citizen

City officials tell CBS News that the two people on the helicopter were safely pulled from the wreckage. Three pedestrians on the street were also injured in the incident, and all five people were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Dramatic video posted on social media shows the helicopter spinning several times before crashing onto palm trees and a building just off the beach.

It's unclear what caused the helicopter to cr

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