What happened
The incident occurred while a helicopter was conducting operations for an emergency medical services mission. The pilot was responding to a dispatch to assist a victim of an automobile accident.
During the takeoff phase from an established emergency landing zone, the aircraft encountered power lines. Following the collision with the overhead wires, the pilot executed a precautionary landing on the median strip situated between sections of a highway.
The investigation
The source material does not provide specific details regarding mechanical examination or post-accident inspection findings beyond the immediate sequence of events described above.