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| Aircraft crash pair are 'stable' | Aircraft crash pair are 'stable' |
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| Two men airlifted to hospital after being cut free from a light aircraft which crashed into a field near woodland are recovering. | Two men airlifted to hospital after being cut free from a light aircraft which crashed into a field near woodland are recovering. |
| Both are French, are aged 67 and 60 and were flying from France to Scotland at the time of the crash. | |
| Firefighters were called to Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, near Cerrigydrudion in Conwy on Saturday. | Firefighters were called to Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, near Cerrigydrudion in Conwy on Saturday. |
| Neither man has life-threatening injuries. An inquiry is under way into the cause of the crash. | |
| They are being treated in Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor after being airlifted by an RAF rescue helicopter. | They are being treated in Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor after being airlifted by an RAF rescue helicopter. |
| It is believed they were trapped in the wreckage of the aircraft for some time before being freed by fire crews. | It is believed they were trapped in the wreckage of the aircraft for some time before being freed by fire crews. |
| A spokesman for North Wales Police said the aircraft, which is believed to be a Robin DR400/180, was in a field near to woods but had not crashed in a residential area. | |
| The spokesman said: "The pilot was the 67-year-old who had leg and face injuries. Their conditions are both stable. There were only two occupants in the aircraft and no-one else was injured. | The spokesman said: "The pilot was the 67-year-old who had leg and face injuries. Their conditions are both stable. There were only two occupants in the aircraft and no-one else was injured. |
| "The details have now been passed to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)." | "The details have now been passed to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)." |
| The AAIB is part of the Department for Transport and is responsible for the investigation of civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the UK. | The AAIB is part of the Department for Transport and is responsible for the investigation of civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the UK. |
| A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: "A 60-year-old male had a fractured left ankle and lacerations to his left jaw. The other man had face and leg injuries." |