Horror as small plane carrying man and woman crashes in London woodland: Male passenger is rushed to hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’ after light aircraft plunged near aerodrome

• Emergency services including 40 firefighters called to scene at 12.06pm today
• A woman who was also aboard the aircraft when it crashed was taken to hospital 

A man was rushed to hospital after a small plane crashed in woodland near an aerodrome in east London.

Emergency services, including 40 firefighters, raced to the scene near Damyns Hall Aerodrome in Aveley Road in Upminster this afternoon after the light aircraft plunged to Earth, carrying two passengers.

Despite an initial report of no serious injuries, police confirmed the man had been taken to hospital with ‘potentially life-changing or life-threatening injuries’. 

The woman who was also on board the light aircraft was also taken to hospital with ‘not-life-threatening injuries’.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called today (Tuesday April 4) at 12.06pm to reports of an incident at the aerodrome in Aveley Road, Upminster.

Emergency services, including 40 firefighters, were called to the scene near Damyns Hall Aerodrome in Aveley Road in Upminster at 12.06pm on Tuesday

Despite an initial report of no serious injuries, police confirmed the man had been taken to hospital with ‘potentially life-changing or life-threatening injuries’. A woman was also taken to hospital

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called today (Tuesday April 4) at 12.06pm to reports of an incident at the aerodrome in Aveley Road, Upminster

‘We sent numerous resources to the scene including three ambulances, a medic in a response car, two incident response officers and members of our hazardous area response team (HART). We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

‘We treated a man and woman at the scene and took them to hospital.’

London Fire Brigade station commander Jeremy Davies, who was at the scene, said: ‘Firefighters worked with partners to release a man and a woman trapped inside a lightweight aircraft in woodland near the aerodrome.

‘They were both taken to hospital by road and air ambulance crews.

‘Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from Hornchurch, Wennington, East Ham, Dagenham and surrounding fire stations attended the scene.’

In a tweet, the Metropolitan Police Service’s MPS Havering account said: ‘We, @LondonFire and @Ldn-Ambulance attended. A man & a woman were found.

‘Despite initial reports of no serious injuries, the man has been taken to hospital with potentially life-changing or life-threatening injuries.’

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it had sent a team to the site of the crash.

Firefighters worked with partners to release a man and a woman trapped inside a lightweight aircraft in woodland near the aerodrome. They were both taken to hospital by road and air ambulance crews 

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from Hornchurch, Wennington, East Ham, Dagenham and surrounding fire stations attended the scene

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