A medical helicopter crashed Monday night on its way to a hospital in Mendota, Ill., killing its three occupants, who were all crew members, officials said.
The helicopter , which took off in Rockford, reportedly crashed about 8:30 p.m. in a field in the small town of Compton, near the city of Rochelle.
The helicopter was destroyed in the crash, according to the FAA. It had been registered to Rockford Memorial Hospital.
A spokeswoman for the hospital, Laura Maher, said the three people on board were believed to be a pilot and two nurses.
There were no patients on board, Maher said.
Authorities established a staging area near the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Illinois Route 251, a dispatcher with the Lee County Sheriff's Office said. The intersection lies between Rochelle and Mendota.
The dispatcher declined to provide additional information.
In October 2008, a medical helicopter crashed in Aurora, killing three crew members and a 1-year-old girl.
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