County Armagh: One hospitalised after small aircraft crash

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One person has been taken to hospital after a small aircraft crashed in County Armagh.

Emergency services attended the incident in the Mullahead Road area of Tandragee, at 13:00 GMT on Tuesday.

A police spokesperson said there were no reports of any serious injuries. Firefighters attended the scene.

Two emergency crews from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) were dispatched as well as a hazardous area response team.

"Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken by ambulance to Craigavon Area Hospital," a spokesperson for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said.

A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) added: "Police received a report of a crash involving a small aircraft in the Mullahead Road area of Tandragee, County Armagh, at around 1.15pm today."

They said that the Air Accident Investigations Branch had been informed of the incident.