Aircraft crash pair are 'stable'

The cause of the crash is under investigation

Two men airlifted to hospital after being cut free from a light aircraft which crashed into a field near woodland are recovering.

Both are French, are aged 67 and 60 and were flying from France to Scotland at the time of the crash.

Firefighters were called to Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, near Cerrigydrudion in Conwy on Saturday.

Neither man has life-threatening injuries. An inquiry is under way into the cause of the crash.

They are being treated in Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor after being airlifted by an RAF rescue helicopter.

It is believed they were trapped in the wreckage of the aircraft for some time before being freed by fire crews.

A spokesman for North Wales Police said the aircraft, which is believed to be a Robin DR400/180, was in a field near to woods but had not crashed in a residential area.

The spokesman said: "The pilot was the 67-year-old who had leg and face injuries. Their conditions are both stable. There were only two occupants in the aircraft and no-one else was injured.

"The details have now been passed to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)."

The AAIB is part of the Department for Transport and is responsible for the investigation of civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the UK.

A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: "A 60-year-old male had a fractured left ankle and lacerations to his left jaw. The other man had face and leg injuries."