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Newmarket glider crash: Pilot parachutes from wreckage | |
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Two glider pilots escaped serious injury in a mid-air crash over Suffolk, paramedics said. | |
The East of England Ambulance Service said both pilots were found in Newmarket, near the town's racecourse. | |
One was uninjured and the other was taken to hospital with "non life-threatening injuries", paramedics said. | |
Suffolk Police said they received reports of a parachutist coming down from a glider in the Newmarket area at about 16:00 BST. | Suffolk Police said they received reports of a parachutist coming down from a glider in the Newmarket area at about 16:00 BST. |
The ambulance service said they were called to land near Adastral Close in Newmarket. | |
'Nose dive' | |
One of the pilots ejected from the glider and the other landed safely. | |
An ambulance service spokeswoman said: "One sustained no injuries and the other was initially unconscious but regained consciousness and did not suffer any traumatic injuries. | |
"That patient was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge, by land ambulance." | |
A witness said there were about 20 gliders flying over the town shortly before the collision. | A witness said there were about 20 gliders flying over the town shortly before the collision. |
"We looked away for a second and then we looked back and saw one doing a nose dive," he said. | "We looked away for a second and then we looked back and saw one doing a nose dive," he said. |
"It was going down quite fast and the glider pilot managed to parachute out. | "It was going down quite fast and the glider pilot managed to parachute out. |
"We saw another one come down but that looked more controlled. | "We saw another one come down but that looked more controlled. |
"I can see two of the gliders that have landed. One looks a bit mangled." | "I can see two of the gliders that have landed. One looks a bit mangled." |
The gliders were based in Little Gransden, on the border with Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. |