India, Oct. 12 -- A 1980 Bell 222 helicopter (tail number N222EX), owned by aviation influencer Eric Nixon, lost control and crashed into a pedestrian bridge along the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, California.

The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, near the Cars 'N Copters on the Coast event, in close proximity to the Waterfront Beach Resort and the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach.

According to Huntington Beach Police Department spokesperson Corbin Carson, five individuals were transported to local hospitals following the incident. Their current conditions have not been disclosed.

"At this time, the two people who were in the helicopter have been safely pulled from the wreckage, and three people on the street hav...