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Light aircraft pilot seriously injured in crash
A 62-year-old pilot was seriously injured when his microlight crashed and overturned at Popham Airfield in Hampshire, trapping him inside the wreckage.
Emergency crews, including firefighters, paramedics, police, and air ambulance doctors, responded quickly, freed the pilot, and transported him to Southampton Hospital.
The crash occurred around 5:43 pm, with emergency responders arriving within minutes, and the pilot was taken to the hospital by 7:02 pm.
Hampshire Police and the Air Accident Investigation Branch are investigating the circumstances of the crash, and the cause has not yet been released.