An weight-shift-control aircraft has crashed near Toodyay, east of Perth, with its pilot taken to hospital after calling police.
The aircraft crashed in a paddock off Hall Road in Nunile, in WA's Wheatbelt, before 7:40am, police said.
The 48-year-old male was taken to Northam Hospital in a serious condition, authorities said, and would be transferred to Royal Perth Hospital by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Fire and ambulance crews were also called to the scene.
Toodyay farmer Frank Panizza, who went to the site of the crash, said he saw the pilot be put into an ambulance.
"He's been talking and he's been awake most of the time and he was actually able to make the call to police after he crashed," he said.
"There's a large ambulance and police and rescue contingent here and he's being loaded into the ambulance as we speak and he'll be making his way to hospital.
"It appears he's hit powerlines. The aircraft is actually only about 30 metres away from the bottom of the powerlines where they go across to the next-door neighbor's paddock."
A Western Power crew are also at the scene after a powerline was clipped during the incident.
Original article can be found here: http://www.abc.net.au
No comments:
Post a Comment