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| Air crash passenger was prisoner | Air crash passenger was prisoner |
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| A passenger in a light aircraft which crash-landed in a garden in Kent was a prisoner on day release from jail. | A passenger in a light aircraft which crash-landed in a garden in Kent was a prisoner on day release from jail. |
| The prisoner, believed to be serving a sentence locally for importing drugs, suffered minor injuries when the Cessna 172 crashed in Lyminge on Saturday. | The prisoner, believed to be serving a sentence locally for importing drugs, suffered minor injuries when the Cessna 172 crashed in Lyminge on Saturday. |
| The pilot, Sid Clark, said he assumed the prisoner was out "legitimately". | The pilot, Sid Clark, said he assumed the prisoner was out "legitimately". |
| A statement from the Ministry of Justice said the prisoner had been returned to "closed conditions" while an investigation was being carried out. | A statement from the Ministry of Justice said the prisoner had been returned to "closed conditions" while an investigation was being carried out. |
| The aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Rochester Airport and both men were taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford for treatment. | |
| The prisoner, who was within the last two years of completing an eight-year sentence, was then taken to Maidstone prison. | |
| Mr Clark, from Maidstone, who also received minor injuries in the crash, told BBC Radio Kent the flight was logged with air traffic control at Rochester as a one-hour trip. | Mr Clark, from Maidstone, who also received minor injuries in the crash, told BBC Radio Kent the flight was logged with air traffic control at Rochester as a one-hour trip. |
| 'Flew over roof' | 'Flew over roof' |
| He said the plan was to fly to Dover, then turn back but he did not get that far. | He said the plan was to fly to Dover, then turn back but he did not get that far. |
| "I didn't see anything until a second before the impact," he said. | "I didn't see anything until a second before the impact," he said. |
| "We flew over the roof of the house, which I thought was a ploughed field." | "We flew over the roof of the house, which I thought was a ploughed field." |
| Recovery teams removed the aircraft from the garden on Monday and lifted it on to a lorry to be returned to the Medway airfield. | Recovery teams removed the aircraft from the garden on Monday and lifted it on to a lorry to be returned to the Medway airfield. |
| Cynthia Reid, owner of the aircraft, which was hired to the pilot and passenger, went to the scene on Monday and said she was "heartbroken". | Cynthia Reid, owner of the aircraft, which was hired to the pilot and passenger, went to the scene on Monday and said she was "heartbroken". |
| She said: "It was my pride and joy I'm afraid - it's just one of those things. | She said: "It was my pride and joy I'm afraid - it's just one of those things. |
| "Accidents happen and after 10 years it's gone." | "Accidents happen and after 10 years it's gone." |
| One had cut his head and was bleeding profusely... the other one was just shocked Eileen Watling | One had cut his head and was bleeding profusely... the other one was just shocked Eileen Watling |
| Eileen Watling, the owner of the house where the plane landed, said: "We've had a very lucky escape." | Eileen Watling, the owner of the house where the plane landed, said: "We've had a very lucky escape." |
| She said if the aircraft had not hit the tree, it would have landed on top of her home. | She said if the aircraft had not hit the tree, it would have landed on top of her home. |
| The two injured men walked through the trees and into her conservatory after the crash landing, she added. | The two injured men walked through the trees and into her conservatory after the crash landing, she added. |
| "One had cut his head and was bleeding profusely, and he'd got a bruised eye. | "One had cut his head and was bleeding profusely, and he'd got a bruised eye. |
| "The other one was just shocked, but he was covered in aviation fuel." | "The other one was just shocked, but he was covered in aviation fuel." |
| She said the pair were released from hospital that evening, "so they were lucky". | She said the pair were released from hospital that evening, "so they were lucky". |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed - it is not yet known why the aircraft came down. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed - it is not yet known why the aircraft came down. |
| Kent Police have searched the crash scene but found nothing suspicious. | Kent Police have searched the crash scene but found nothing suspicious. |