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Pilot injured in helicopter crash near Glastonbury | Pilot injured in helicopter crash near Glastonbury |
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The pilot of a small helicopter which crashed landed close to Glastonbury in Somerset has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries. | The pilot of a small helicopter which crashed landed close to Glastonbury in Somerset has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries. |
Emergency services were called to an area close to Cinnamon Lane - to the south east of the town at 1420 BST. | Emergency services were called to an area close to Cinnamon Lane - to the south east of the town at 1420 BST. |
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said the craft came down in an open area and no-one else was injured. | |
"Officers are preserving the scene and air accident investigators are travelling to the crash site," he said. | "Officers are preserving the scene and air accident investigators are travelling to the crash site," he said. |
"The pilot who was the only occupant on board was airlifted to Bristol's Frenchay Hospital for treatment to his injuries," the force spokesman added. | "The pilot who was the only occupant on board was airlifted to Bristol's Frenchay Hospital for treatment to his injuries," the force spokesman added. |
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