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Medical helicopter from Hagerstown carrying infant crashes in Pennsylvania

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A medical helicopter crashed in suburban Philadelphia on Tuesday with four people, including an infant on-board.

At the time of the crash, the Hagerstown based LifeNet helicopter had been transporting an infant from WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital to another hospital in Philadelphia.

The crash occurred near a church at an intersection in the Drexel Hill neighborhood in Upper Darby.

Officials say all four people involved in the crash are expected to survive.

The infant has been taken to the originally planned hospital for evaluation.