Man suffers 'life-threatening' injuries in microlight crash at Popham
The airfield near Basingstoke is widely used by microlights
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A 62-year-old man has suffered serious injuries after a microlight crashed at Popham airfield near Basingstoke.
It's understood the man was trapped inside the wreckage and needed to be freed by firefighters.
South central ambulance, Hampshire air ambulance and critical care doctors along with fire units and the Police attended the incident around 6pm last night.
Trapped
A spokesperson for South central ambulance said:
"We received a 999 call at 17:43 yesterday for a microlite crash at Popham Airfield with reports of the pilot trapped. Our first crew on scene arrived at 17:59.
"Air ambulance and critical care doctors also attended. Police and Fire also attended. The patient, a 62-year-old male, was freed and taken to Southampton Hospital at 19:02 by road."
Released
Hampshire fire and rescue service told us:
"Firefighters were called to a light aircraft crash at Popham Airfield at around six o’clock yesterday evening.
"Crews from Rushmoor, Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester were alerted to the scene alongside police and ambulance teams.
"One casualty was released from the aircraft and passed into the care of paramedics.
"Firefighters made the aircraft safe, before the incident was handed over to police to manage the scene."
Overturned
A spokesperson for Hampshire Police told us:
"We were called at 5.45pm with reports of a collision at Popham Airfield involving a single light aircraft which had overturned.
"The pilot, a man aged in his 60s, has sustained serious and potentially life-threatening and life-changing injuries.
"He has been taken to hospital for treatment.
"Officers have attended the scene and liaised with the Air Accident Investigation Branch."
Popham - which is situated alongside the A303 - is a popular centre for microlight enthusiasts.