Gatwick Airport driver trapped by baggage delivery tug

A 59-year-old driver has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after a baggage delivery tug overturned at Gatwick Airport.

Sussex Police said the Crawley man, employed by Swissport, was trapped underneath the tug.

He was taken from the airport, in West Sussex, to the East Surrey Hospital at Redhill on Friday morning.

Sussex Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the incident at the North Terminal.

Police said no other vehicle or person was involved.