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Three taken to hospital after light aircraft crash

News imageShaun Whitmore/BBC A light aircraft that has crashed in a grass field. The tail and wings of the aircraft have been damaged. Its side doors have been opened.Shaun Whitmore/BBC
Three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following the crash

Three people have been taken to hospital after a light aircraft crash at a Suffolk aerodrome.

Suffolk Police said it was called to Beccles Aerodrome just before 12:10 GMT, along with paramedics, an air ambulance and fire crews.

A police spokesperson said the aircraft had been coming into land at the time of the crash and the area had since been cordoned off.

The East of England Ambulance Service said it had discharged one patient at the scene, while three others were taken to the James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with minor injuries.

Police added that the Air Accidents Investigation Branch had been informed.

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