Microlight crash leaves man in hospital
One person has been taken to hospital
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A microlight has crashed at an airfield in Lancashire.
The incident happened at the St Michael's airfield, north of Preston, at about 17:52 BST.
Images from the scene show a small aircraft near a grass verge and a fire engine and police cars nearby.
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 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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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