Plane crash lands and overturns in field

A small plane has crash landed and overturned in a field in North Yorkshire.

Emergency services attended the incident near Austwick at 11:45 BST.

The pilot suffered light injuries but had managed to get out of the aircraft by the time the emergency services arrived.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Fire said: “Crews stood by at the scene and liaised with other agencies. No other action was taken by the fire service.”

Bentham fire station posted on Facebook: “Bentham arrived alongside police and ambulance, then proceeded on foot to the crash site.

“Meanwhile the air ambulance landed and were able to assess the pilot.”