Two pensioners escape serious injury after plane overshoots runway and demolishes hedges

Two eldery plane passengers "remarkably" escaped serious injury after their light aircraft overshot a runway landing in England and careered through two hedges, the ambulance service said.

Two pensioners escape serious injury after plane overshoots runway and demolishes hedges
Thu, 16 Nov, 2017 - 21:17

Two eldery plane passengers "remarkably" escaped serious injury after their light aircraft overshot a runway landing in England and careered through two hedges, the ambulance service said.

The crash happened at Halfpenny Green Airport at Bobbington, South Staffordshire, at around 11.40am this morning.

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