Langham: Teen among three people in critical condition after light plane crash at Norfolk airfield

Three people have been taken to hospital with critical injuries after a light aircraft crashed at an airfield.

It happened at Langham Airfield, near Blakeney, in north Norfolk, just after 3.40pm on Tuesday.

Three people who were on board the four-seater light aircraft were taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in critical but stable conditions.

An East of England Ambulance Service Trust spokesman said a man and woman were taken to hospital by air ambulance and a teenage male was taken to hospital by land ambulance.

A Norfolk Police spokesperson said: "Emergency services are currently on scene at an incident at Langham airfield.

"The three people who were on board the plane have been taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. They are in a critical but stable condition.

"Officers remain on scene and a cordon is in place.

"The Air Accident Investigation Branch have been informed."

Three fire crews and a water carrier were sent to the scene, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said.

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