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| One person seriously injured after helicopter crash near Shanklin | One person seriously injured after helicopter crash near Shanklin |
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| One person has been taken to hospital after the crash | One person has been taken to hospital after the crash |
| A helicopter has crashed in a field on the Isle of Wight with one person airlifted to hospital in a serious condition. | A helicopter has crashed in a field on the Isle of Wight with one person airlifted to hospital in a serious condition. |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to the scene near Shanklin at about 09:24 BST and has closed the A3020 Shanklin Road. | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to the scene near Shanklin at about 09:24 BST and has closed the A3020 Shanklin Road. |
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance said it treated and airlifted one patient to the Major Trauma Centre, University Hospital Southampton. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance said it treated and airlifted one patient to the Major Trauma Centre, University Hospital Southampton. |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Newport, Ventnor and Shanklin were called to the reports of a "light aircraft incident". | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Newport, Ventnor and Shanklin were called to the reports of a "light aircraft incident". |
| The road was closed for emergency service access | The road was closed for emergency service access |
| Four double crew ambulances, one specialist paramedic in a rapid response vehicle, one critical care paramedic and the operational commander were all at the scene. | Four double crew ambulances, one specialist paramedic in a rapid response vehicle, one critical care paramedic and the operational commander were all at the scene. |
| It's not yet known if anyone else was injured in the incident. | It's not yet known if anyone else was injured in the incident. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has said it is "deploying a team to commence an investigation". | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has said it is "deploying a team to commence an investigation". |
| BBC Reporter Anjana Gadgil said she could see the police cars parked in the road where the accident took place: "It's a rural area with tall hedges lining each side of the narrow winding roads. | |
| "The whole area has been cordoned off including the many bridleways and footpaths that crisscross the fields and hill." | |
| The crash happened near Shanklin on the south of the island | The crash happened near Shanklin on the south of the island |
| Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight East Joe Robertson asked people to avoid the site of the crash. | Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight East Joe Robertson asked people to avoid the site of the crash. |
| "Where the helicopter came down is fairly rural," Robertson said. | "Where the helicopter came down is fairly rural," Robertson said. |
| He added: "It's surrounded by fields and a road that runs from Shanklin and Sandown, which are on the east, quite well-known for their beaches, through to Ventnor in the south, which is part of the rocky part of south of the island. | He added: "It's surrounded by fields and a road that runs from Shanklin and Sandown, which are on the east, quite well-known for their beaches, through to Ventnor in the south, which is part of the rocky part of south of the island. |
| "It is not in a very populated area, albeit it seems to be fairly close to a road that runs between two towns." | "It is not in a very populated area, albeit it seems to be fairly close to a road that runs between two towns." |
| Fleur Sanders, runs Appuldurcombe Gardens Holiday Park in Wroxall, Ventnor, near to the crash site and said it has been "a bit chaotic". | Fleur Sanders, runs Appuldurcombe Gardens Holiday Park in Wroxall, Ventnor, near to the crash site and said it has been "a bit chaotic". |
| She said her guests are struggling to make it to their holiday park accommodation in the aftermath of the crash. | She said her guests are struggling to make it to their holiday park accommodation in the aftermath of the crash. |
| "They've closed off all the roads at the moment," she added. | "They've closed off all the roads at the moment," she added. |
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