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Man in hospital after plane crash near Masham
Emergency services were called to the Masham area at around 12.20pm (February 18).
A man, believed to be the sole occupant of the aircraft, has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “At 12.21pm today (18 February) we received a report of a light aircraft crash in the Masham area.
“The Air Accident and Investigation Branch has been informed.
“A man, believed to be the sole occupant of the aircraft, has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.”
A spokesperson from North Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: “We received a call from police colleagues at 12.24pm on Wednesday afternoon to report a light aircraft crash in the Masham area.
“A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including an ambulance, a team leader and a Yorkshire Air Ambulance, and one patient was airlifted to hospital.”
The Air Accident and Investigation Branch have been contacted for more information.