Oxfordshire: Plane crashes into block of flats
The wreckage of the plane which crashed into the new-build block of flats in Upper HeyfordThames Valley Police said it happened at about 12:00 BST on Saturday. The pilot has been taken to John Radcliffe Hospital, but the extent of his injuries is unknown.
The new-build block of flats off Camp Road, Upper Heyford, were unoccupied and officers said nobody else was hurt.Tisa Kilby, 55, said she was out walking her dogs when she saw the light aircraft hit the building. "I looked up and literally saw this guy leap out of this plane and thought, that's an odd place to be parachuting," she said.Ms Kilby said she had been told by police at the scene that the pilot had suffered life-changing injuries
South Central Ambulance Service said the victim, an "older gentleman" was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
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