Washington, Dec 12 (IANS): Three people -- a pilot and two nurses -- were killed after a medical helicopter carrying them crashed en route to a hospital in the US state of Illinois, a media report said.
The helicopter, registered to Rockford Memorial Hospital, was on its way to pick up a patient when it crashed late Monday evening near Rochelle, about 110 km from Chicago, the third most populous city in the US, Xinhua reported Tuesday.