BUT small the plane was destroyed and a pilot injured after crashing into a block of apartments in Oxfordshire, emergency services said. The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were on the scene. of in collision in Upper Heyford, near Bicester, around 12:18 pm. on Saturday.
The service shared a dramatic picture of crumpled plane next to damaged exterior wall of a property which, according to the Thames Valley Police (TVP), was an empty block of apartments next to Camp Road. representative for This is reported by the fire and rescue service of Oxfordshire. one a man was taken to hospital after a crash which TVP identified as a pilot.
fire The service said: “Today at 12.18 brigades from Bicester, Deddington and Banbury, supported by our specialized rescue team from Kidlington. fire station and water carrier from Whitley visited support our colleagues from Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust with but light airplane crash in Upper Heyford.
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“The crews worked well together. with our colleagues from other agencies to bring the incident to a safe conclusion with one The person was taken to the hospital.”
TVP urged anyone with footage of in crash or information To connect with force. A spokesman said: “The plane crashed into an unoccupied block. of apartments near Camp Road in Upper Hayford around noon
“The pilot is in hospital, but no one else was injured.
“Any with frames or information, call 101 with reference to 857”.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it had launched an investigation and inspectors began searches at the scene.
In the branch they said: “Accident in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, featuring light the aircraft was notified by the AAIB. An investigation has been launched into the accident team of Inspectors are at the scene collecting evidence.”
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