Pilot injured as plane crashes in field in Cornwall
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A pilot has minor injuries after his light aircraft crashed into a field.
The four-seater plane came down close to a garage near St Agnes in Cornwall just before 14:30 BST.
The pilot was given first aid by paramedics at nearby Sevenmilestone garage before being taken to hospital by South Western Ambulance Service.
Farmer Paul Nichols said: "The fire brigade are here working around the aeroplane, which is upside down in the field."
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Mr Nichols said he started work in his field just after the crash.
"It happened just before I got here," he said. "The road is closed because it's filled with fire engines and police cars."