Pilot, 62, fighting for life after plane crash trapped him in wreckage

Popham Airfield’s website says both runways are closed ‘until further notice’. (Picture: Getty)

A pilot is fighting for his life in hospital after his light aircraft crashed and flipped over at an airfield.

The pilot had to be ripped out of the wreckage after the plane came down in Popham Airfield in Hampshire at 5.45pm on Sunday.

He was taken to Southampton Hospital where he is receiving treatment for his injuries.

Hampshire Police said officers had attended the scene and liaised with the Air Accident Investigation Branch.

A notice on Popham Airfield’s website states that both runways are closed ‘until further notice’.

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