Pilot injured and taken to Royal Preston Hospital after microlight crashes at St Michael's Airfield
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A person has been taken to hospital after a microlight crashed at an airfield in Lancashire.
The incident happened at the St Michael's Airfield, north of Preston, at about 17:52pm yesterday.
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North West Ambulance Service said a patient had been taken to the Royal Preston Hospital with an ankle injury.
A spokesperson for the airfield told the BBC the aircraft was a "£60,000 microlight".
They said: "It's come down in the field before the landing airfield.
"The pilot has been taken to hospital with a broken ankle."
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was aware of the incident and will investigate.
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