Medical helicopter crash kills Buddy Rhodes, 26, injures Zechariah Smith, 36, Leslie Stewart, 27, and Erasmus Vandercolff, 51 in Wichita Falls, TX

A medical helicopter crashed early Saturday morning outside of a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital where it was headed.  The patient it was transporting from nearby Oklahoma was killed the pilot and two medical personnel who were aboard were injured, authorities said. The helicopter, operated by Air Evac Lifeteam, was transporting the patient from Waurika, Oklahoma, to United Regional Health Care in Wichita Falls, about 35 miles to the southwest, when it crashed just before 2 a.m., according to Fire Chief Jon Reese. "The crews are pretty tore up, families are devastated," Reese said. The patient died immediately. The pilot was in serious but stable condition at United Regional. The flight nurse and paramedic were in critical condition at the Parkland Hospital burn unit in Dallas, about 125 miles to the southeast. Their names were not immediately released, but the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said the patient who died may have been the victim of a Friday night shooting at an apartment in Waurika. The Bell 206 LongRanger III helicopter crashed on a downtown street adjacent to a parking lot and missed nearby buildings. Reese, the Wichita Falls fire chief, said an Air Evac Lifeteam crew already awaiting the chopper's arrival reached the crash site first and found the aircraft intact, but on fire. The aircraft involved was based out of Duncan, Oklahoma.