Man hospitalised with serious injuries after Monmouthshire glider crash

A man has been hospitalised with serious injuries after a glider crashed on take off in Monmouthshire.

Police, ambulance and fire services attended the scene at the South Wales Gliding Club, near Usk, shortly after midday on Saturday.

It was reported that the glider had failed to launch at the airfield. He was taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch confirmed it had sent a team to the site to investigate.