Cornwall Air Ambulance tasked to Hawk jet crash

Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked to reports that a Hawk jet crashed in St Martin near Helston this morning (Thursday 25 March). The crew responded at 9:48am.

Critical care paramedics assessed and treated two patients who had ejected from the aircraft. They worked alongside the Coastguard SAR helicopter crew, South Western Ambulance Service, Devon and Cornwall Police and a team from RNAS Culdrose.

The patients did not sustain life-threatening injuries and were transferred to hospital by the Coastguard SAR helicopter.