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| The former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has been injured in a plane crash in Northamptonshire. | The former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has been injured in a plane crash in Northamptonshire. |
| The plane came down at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield near Brackley. | |
| Mr Farage is being treated for two broken ribs and minor injuries at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The pilot is at University Hospital in Coventry. | |
| The aircraft came down an hour after polling stations opened for election voting and it is thought the crash was caused by a trailing UKIP banner. | The aircraft came down an hour after polling stations opened for election voting and it is thought the crash was caused by a trailing UKIP banner. |
| 'Trapped in wreckage' | 'Trapped in wreckage' |
| A spokesperson for UKIP said "it was unlikely Mr Farage would be discharged from hospital today". | A spokesperson for UKIP said "it was unlikely Mr Farage would be discharged from hospital today". |
| He said: "He (Mr Farage) suffered facial cuts and bruises and injuries to his chest and there might be some damage to his ribs. | He said: "He (Mr Farage) suffered facial cuts and bruises and injuries to his chest and there might be some damage to his ribs. |
| "I doubt he's going to be there for the (election) results." | "I doubt he's going to be there for the (election) results." |
| A consultant at the hospital is reported to have told a UKIP press officer that Mr Farage may also have suffered a chip to his spine. | |
| Chris Adams, UKIP parliamentary candidate for Aylesbury, earlier said Mr Farage had been "in and out of consciousness" and had been X-rayed but the press officer later said they had been told he was conscious throughout the crash and rescue. | |
| We've had unconfirmed reports that either the banner got snagged up, or there were cross-winds and it was an unfamiliar airfield to the pilot UKIP spokesman General election voting under way | We've had unconfirmed reports that either the banner got snagged up, or there were cross-winds and it was an unfamiliar airfield to the pilot UKIP spokesman General election voting under way |
| The pilot, who was trapped in the wreckage and had to be airlifted to hospital, is believed to be the more seriously injured of the two. | |
| The aircraft was due to circle over Buckingham, where Mr Farage is standing as a candidate, trailing a banner, a UKIP spokesman said. | |
| Mike Jose, Mr Farage's assistant, said they had previously flown the plane and banner over the constituency without any problems. | Mike Jose, Mr Farage's assistant, said they had previously flown the plane and banner over the constituency without any problems. |
| Mr Farage and the pilot were lucky to escape serious injury, police said. | Mr Farage and the pilot were lucky to escape serious injury, police said. |
| Surveying the mangled metal of the aircraft, Det Ch Insp Martin Kinchin, of Northamptonshire Police, said: "Looking at the wreckage behind me, I think you can make your own judgment as to how lucky they were. | Surveying the mangled metal of the aircraft, Det Ch Insp Martin Kinchin, of Northamptonshire Police, said: "Looking at the wreckage behind me, I think you can make your own judgment as to how lucky they were. |
| "The people inside the plane were lucky to come out with not very serious injuries." | "The people inside the plane were lucky to come out with not very serious injuries." |
| The plane had been preparing to land on the concrete runway when it crashed, officers believe. | The plane had been preparing to land on the concrete runway when it crashed, officers believe. |
| White banner | White banner |
| Describing how the crash happened, he said: "It is our belief that the plane had recently taken off from here and was manoeuvring back to the airfield." | Describing how the crash happened, he said: "It is our belief that the plane had recently taken off from here and was manoeuvring back to the airfield." |
| When asked if the UKIP banner had become tangled in the aircraft, causing the crash, he said it was too early to speculate. | When asked if the UKIP banner had become tangled in the aircraft, causing the crash, he said it was too early to speculate. |
| The white banner, which landed several hundred metres from the plane, had been attached to it previously, he confirmed. | The white banner, which landed several hundred metres from the plane, had been attached to it previously, he confirmed. |
| The engine landed a short distance from the body of the plane. | The engine landed a short distance from the body of the plane. |
| The airfield has now been closed and the crash is due to be investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Branch, Northamptonshire Police said. | The airfield has now been closed and the crash is due to be investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Branch, Northamptonshire Police said. |
| East Midlands Ambulance Service and fire crews remain at the scene. | East Midlands Ambulance Service and fire crews remain at the scene. |
| Mr Farage is a Member of the European Parliament, representing South East England. | Mr Farage is a Member of the European Parliament, representing South East England. |