Two men suffered non life-threatening injuries when their light aircraft crash-landed in a wheat field shortly after take-off.
One of the two casualties was trapped in the plane after it came down close to Otherton Airfield, near Penkridge in Staffordshire, at around 3.45pm on Tuesday.
Two ambulances, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford were sent to the scene.
Aircraft come down in a field – West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust https://t.co/wFWiGe8N66
— ☤ WMAS HART ☤ (@WMASHART) July 17, 2019
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “On arrival, ambulance staff found a small aeroplane that had crash-landed in a field.
“Thankfully it had remained the right way up, though it had suffered considerable damage.
“One of the occupants was trapped and had to be assisted out by ambulance staff and firefighters.
“The two men, who were both in their 60s, were taken by land ambulance to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton with injuries not thought to be life-threatening.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here