LONDON (Reuters) -A helicopter with four people on board crashed during a flying lesson into a field near a seaside resort town on Britain’s Isle of Wight on Monday, police said, with one person airlifted to a major trauma centre. British media reported that Northumbria Helicopter, the operator, has said one of its aircraft – […]
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Helicopter crashes during flying lesson in UK’s Isle of Wight, one person injured
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LONDON (Reuters) -A helicopter with four people on board crashed during a flying lesson into a field near a seaside resort town on Britain’s Isle of Wight on Monday, police said, with one person airlifted to a major trauma centre.
British media reported that Northumbria Helicopter, the operator, has said one of its aircraft – a G-OCLV model – was involved in the crash during a flying lesson.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary earlier said the helicopter had come down in a field near Ventnor.
A critical care team, including a doctor and specialist paramedic, was dispatched by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.
A spokesperson for the air ambulance service said it had airlifted one person to hospital.
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Alison Williams and Hugh Lawson)