Injured Sibson Aerodrome skydiver treated in hospital

The "experienced" skydiver was injured at the aerodrome near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire

A man is being treated in hospital for severe injuries after making "an error of judgement" while skydiving.

An investigation is under way after the accident at Sibson Aerodrome, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on Saturday.

Magpas Air Ambulance was called out and found the man, who is in his 30s, had serious head, leg and arm injuries.

He was flown to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge where his condition on arrival was serious but stable.

No further details of his health have been released.

Chief operating officer at the British Parachute Association, Tony Butler, said he believed the skydiver may have made a miscalculation on landing.

"He was using a high-performance parachute and all the equipment was working as it should.

"He is a very experienced parachutist who may have made an error of judgement on landing."

Mr Butler said the unnamed parachutist was undergoing surgery on Monday.

In September 2012, a parachutist was killed in an accident at the aerodrome after he collided with another skydiver midair and fell to the ground.