Plane crashes near busy Scots airport as emergency crews scramble to scene

Plane crashes near busy Scots airport as emergency crews scramble to scene

ITN News Hour

EMERGENCY services have been scrambled after a plane crashed near a Scots airport.

The light aircraft went down in a field near Glasgow Prestwick Airport earlier this afternoon.

The plane reportedly went down in a field near Prestwick airport

2

The plane reportedly went down in a field near Prestwick airportCredit: Alan MacGregor Ewing
An air ambulance was called to the scene

2

An air ambulance was called to the scene

Police, fire and an air ambulance are all on the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.10pm on Tuesday, 23 April, 24 we received a report that a small aircraft with two people onboard had crashed in Monkton.

“Police and Ambulance are in attendance.”

Details of the condition of those on board is yet unknown.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

More to follow

Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thescottishsun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheScottishSun.


>