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Harrison Ford 'hurt in plane crash' | |
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US actor Harrison Ford has been injured in a small plane crash in Los Angeles, US media report. | |
He was reportedly piloting a single-engine plane that crashed onto a golf course in Venice, near the Santa Monica Municipal Airport. | |
Aerial footage showed a plane on the ground and one person being treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital, NBC in Los Angeles reported. | |
The cause of the crash is under investigation. | |
Los Angeles Fire Department said they received a 911 call at 14:20 (22:20 GMT) and attended to a "medium-to-high impact" plane crash at the Penmar Golf Course. | |
The man, aged about 70 but whom they did not name, was outside the plane when the paramedics arrived, and he was conscious and breathing, the fire spokesman said. | |
The man suffered "moderate trauma" and his condition was "fair to moderate". | |
The news was first reported by TMZ and then confirmed by other US media. | |
TMZ said Ford suffered "multiple gashes to his head" and he was treated at the scene by two doctors who were at the golf course, before being taken to hospital. | |
Later this year, the 72-year-old is due to reprise the role of Han Solo in the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. | |
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