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Paraglider killed in mid-air crash near Peterborough | Paraglider killed in mid-air crash near Peterborough |
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A paraglider pilot died and another was seriously injured in a mid-air collision. | A paraglider pilot died and another was seriously injured in a mid-air collision. |
The motorised paragliders crashed at Northborough, near Peterborough at about 08:40 BST on Monday. | |
A man in his 50s died at the scene. The second pilot, a man in his 40s, was taken to Nottingham Hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries, as the Peterborough Telegraph reported. | A man in his 50s died at the scene. The second pilot, a man in his 40s, was taken to Nottingham Hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries, as the Peterborough Telegraph reported. |
Cambridgeshire Police said UK Paragliding was investigating. | Cambridgeshire Police said UK Paragliding was investigating. |
Two air ambulances attended the Rippons Drove crash as well as the East of England Ambulance Service. | |
A spokesman described the second pilot's injuries as "potentially life-changing". |