Woman seriously injured after plane crashes into cars at Berkshire event

A woman was airlifted to hospital with serious facial injuries after a plane crashed into parked cars at an event at Brimpton Airstrip in Berkshire on Sunday afternoon.

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The woman, in her sixties, was sat in her car when the small aircraft collided with an unoccupied Renault Megane before crashing into her car.

Thames Valley Police officers and two ambulance crews were sent to the scene.

Speaking to Get Reading, Thames Valley Police spokeswoman Lucy Billen said: "TVP was called to an event at Brimpton Airstrip just before 3pm today, following a report of a collision between a light aircraft as it was taking off and an unoccupied parked car.

"The plane also made contact with another vehicle, causing a female occupant to be injured."

A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance service told Newbury Today: "We assessed three patients at the scene, two didn't require any further treatment, however a woman in her sixties suffered serious facial injuries and was flown to John Radcliffe Hospital."

The small event was attended by around 100 spectators.