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| Twelve injured in RAF air crash | Twelve injured in RAF air crash |
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| Twelve people on board an RAF helicopter that crashed in North Yorkshire have been taken to hospital. | Twelve people on board an RAF helicopter that crashed in North Yorkshire have been taken to hospital. |
| A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said some of the 12, who have been taken to hospitals in Middlesbrough and Newcastle, were "walking wounded". | |
| Some were in a "more serious condition", the spokesman added. | Some were in a "more serious condition", the spokesman added. |
| The helicopter came down some time before 2130 BST near the Hudswell Grange wooded area to the west of the Catterick Garrison army base. | The helicopter came down some time before 2130 BST near the Hudswell Grange wooded area to the west of the Catterick Garrison army base. |
| Some of the casualties were taken by RAF Sea King helicopter to the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, a Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokeswoman said. | Some of the casualties were taken by RAF Sea King helicopter to the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, a Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokeswoman said. |
| Others were flown to Newcastle while one person was taken by road ambulance to Friarage Hospital, Northallerton. | Others were flown to Newcastle while one person was taken by road ambulance to Friarage Hospital, Northallerton. |
| We did launch a major search and rescue operation involving two helicopters, two mountain rescue teams and our colleagues from the police service MoD | |
| Catterick Garrison, to the south-west of Richmond and to the west of Catterick, is the Army's largest garrison. | |
| MoD spokesman Michael Mulford told BBC News 24: "An RAF helicopter, just shortly before 2130 tonight, did come down just on the edge of the Catterick Garrison which is locally known as Hudswell Grange. | |
| "We did launch a major search and rescue operation involving two helicopters, two mountain rescue teams and our colleagues from the police service." | |
| All 12 people on board had been accounted for, he said. | |
| "We've got to wait until the A&E teams have had a look at these people and work out exactly what their injuries are," he added. | |
| The helicopter would have been flying "in support of the army in some sort of manoeuvres or training", he added. | |
| A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the site of the crash had now been cordoned off. | A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the site of the crash had now been cordoned off. |
| A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were at the crash scene. | A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were at the crash scene. |