East Lothian crash: 69-year-old in 'stable condition' after microlight crashed in Athelstaneford field

Emergency services were called to the crash just outside the East Lothian village of Athelstaneford.
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On Wednesday morning, the microlight crashed at the East Fortune airfield, leaving a man in hospital.

The scene was attended by police, the ambulance and the fire service.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed: “Officers were called to reports of a microlight crashing in a field in Athelstaneford.

“A 69-year-old man was taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where he remains in a stable condition.

“The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has been notified.”

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service mobilised two appliances to the scene where firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to release the man, who had become trapped.

The man was then put into an ambulance.

East Lothian crash: 67-year-old in 'stable condition' after microlight crashed in Athelstaneford fieldEast Lothian crash: 67-year-old in 'stable condition' after microlight crashed in Athelstaneford field
East Lothian crash: 67-year-old in 'stable condition' after microlight crashed in Athelstaneford field
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A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We dispatched two ambulances, one rapid response vehicle and a trauma team to the scene and the male patient was transported by road to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”

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