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| Man killed in parachute accident near Peterborough | Man killed in parachute accident near Peterborough |
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| One man has died and another is in hospital with serious injuries after a skydiving accident in Cambridgeshire. | One man has died and another is in hospital with serious injuries after a skydiving accident in Cambridgeshire. |
| The men are believed to have collided 50ft (15m) above the ground, causing their parachutes to collapse, while skydiving on Saturday afternoon. | The men are believed to have collided 50ft (15m) above the ground, causing their parachutes to collapse, while skydiving on Saturday afternoon. |
| A man in his 50s was declared dead at the scene, at Sibson near Peterborough. | A man in his 50s was declared dead at the scene, at Sibson near Peterborough. |
| A second man, aged in his 20s, was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with spine and leg injuries. | A second man, aged in his 20s, was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with spine and leg injuries. |
| Magpas Helimedix medical charity said the man was in a stable condition when he arrived at the hospital in its air ambulance. | Magpas Helimedix medical charity said the man was in a stable condition when he arrived at the hospital in its air ambulance. |
| Magpas said its thoughts were with the family and friends of the man who died. | Magpas said its thoughts were with the family and friends of the man who died. |
| It said it believed the men had both jumped separately and were not skydiving in tandem. | |
| Charity jumps | |
| Cambridgeshire Police and crews from the East of England Ambulance Service also attended the scene of the accident. | Cambridgeshire Police and crews from the East of England Ambulance Service also attended the scene of the accident. |
| Sibson Airfield is one of two bases for UK Parachuting, which offers skydiving courses and charity jumps. | |
| The company was referring all inquiries to the British Parachute Association, the sport's governing body, which was not available for comment. | |
| Cambridgeshire Police said the BPA would be investigating the accident. | |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch confirmed it would not be investigating since no aircraft were directly involved. | |
| According to UK Parachuting's website, Sibson Airfield has been home to a parachute centre since 1971 and was one of the first civilian drop zones in the country. | |
| It is also a centre for general aviation. Last September a pilot was killed when his light aircraft hit power lines near the airfield, which is close to the A1. | |
| The AAIB's report, published last week, concluded that Clive Greenaway, 52, may have been unaware that the lines were there and may have been distracted by a plane taking off from the airfield. |