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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 carrying two people crashed at Hinton in the Hedges Airfield at Steane, near Brackley, at 0759 BST. | The plane carrying two people crashed at Hinton in the Hedges Airfield at Steane, near Brackley, at 0759 BST. |
| Mr Farage was taken to hospital in Banbury with non-life threatening injuries, and the pilot was transferred to University Hospital in Coventry. | Mr Farage was taken to hospital in Banbury with non-life threatening injuries, and the pilot was transferred to University Hospital in Coventry. |
| The plane came down an hour after polling stations opened for voting in the general election. | |
| The pilot, who was trapped in the wreckage and had to be airlifted to hospital, is believed to be more seriously injured of the two. | The pilot, who was trapped in the wreckage and had to be airlifted to hospital, is believed to be more seriously injured of the two. |
| We've had unconfirmed reports that either the banner got snagged up, or there were cross-winds and it was unfamiliar airfield to the pilot UKIP spokesman class="" href="/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8663716.stm">General election voting under way | |
| Chris Adams, UKIP parliamentary candidate for Aylesbury, said: "Nigel was unconscious but he can talk. | Chris Adams, UKIP parliamentary candidate for Aylesbury, said: "Nigel was unconscious but he can talk. |
| "He's been coming in and out of consciousness and is now being X-rayed." | "He's been coming in and out of consciousness and is now being X-rayed." |
| The aircraft was due to circle over Buckingham, where Mr Farage is standing as a candidate, trailing a banner, a UKIP spokesman said. | 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. |
| A UKIP spokesman said the aircraft had flown into the airfield from Winchester area and was taking off again when the accident happened | A UKIP spokesman said the aircraft had flown into the airfield from Winchester area and was taking off again when the accident happened |
| He added: "We've had unconfirmed reports that either the banner got snagged up, or there were cross-winds and it was unfamiliar airfield to the pilot." | He added: "We've had unconfirmed reports that either the banner got snagged up, or there were cross-winds and it was unfamiliar airfield to the pilot." |
| But Mr Adams said he had spoken to an aviation expert who said the banner could not have got caught up in the tail fin, as some reports had suggested. | But Mr Adams said he had spoken to an aviation expert who said the banner could not have got caught up in the tail fin, as some reports had suggested. |
| 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. |