Five people have been seriously injured in a helicopter crash, police have said. The crash happened at the Breighton aerodrome near Hull. The casualties were all male and had suffered various head, back, chest and leg injuries.
Humberside police were called to the scene at 6.07pm. A force spokesman said the injuries were serious but not life-threatening. Two people were taken by air ambulance to Hull Royal Infirmary and Leeds General hospital respectively, and three others were driven to hospital.
The spokesman said: “Numerous emergency services were in attendance. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will be leading the investigation to establish what caused the crash.”
North Yorkshire Fire Service said all of the passengers were out of the helicopter by the time rescuers arrived. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service said both its helicopters were sent to the crash site.
Breighton Aerodome is a former second world war heavy bomber base and cold-war nuclear missile launch site. It is now the home of the Real Aeroplane Company, a collection of classic planes, and the Real Aeroplane Club, whose members own and operate many unusual aircraft.
The wreckage of the crashed helicopter, said to have come down on grass at the side of the runway, has been taken away.
