Four injured in plane crash

Four people were seriously injured today after a plane crash in Connemara, emergency services have confirmed.

Two of the injured were taken by helicopter to University College Hospital Galway (UCHG) for treatment while others were transported by ambulance.

The incident happened around 2.45pm when the small plane missed the runway after trying to land at Aerfort na Minna, near Inveran, around 25 miles west of Galway City.

It is understood eight people were on board and it is believed some of the passengers were Irish.

Two emergency consultants and a nurse from UCHG are treating the injured at the scene.