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Hertfordshire plane crash: Pilot walks away as light aircraft ends landing upside-down

Lee Hutchinson Light aircraftLee Hutchinson
The landing strip is in a field to the north east of St Albans

A pilot and their passenger escaped serious injury after a light aircraft crashed-landed and came to rest upside down in a field.

The plane was coming in to land on a grass strip at Tower Hill Lane, Sandridge near St Albans in Hertfordshire at 16:15 BST on Monday.

The county's fire and rescue service sent crews from Wheathampstead, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City.

"The incident did not result in any serious injuries," a spokeswoman said.

The East of England Ambulance Service said one patient was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

A spokesman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said: "We are aware of an incident involving a light aircraft near St Albans.

"We are in contact with the pilot to investigate the cause and circumstances of the incident."

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