A flight by Exeter based Airline, Flybe had a “near-miss” while landing earlier this year according to a report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).
The Flybe plane was carrying more than 60 passengers when it came within 894ft (272.4m) of an obstacle thought to be the Runcorn Bridge while landing at John Lennon Airport in Liverpool.
The co-pilot had disengaged the aircraft’s auto-pilot and was tracking the bridge visually when the near-miss took place.
The report stated that the co-pilot had “allowed the aircraft’s rate of descent to increase” and the...
The wreckage of a helicopter which crashed into a busy pub in Glasgow has been removed by rescue services.
At least nine people are thought to have been killed when the helicopter crashed onto The Clutha around 10:30 on Friday night.
Police have said that they cannot rule out the possibility of more bodies being found as they continue to clear the scene. A ninth body was recovered from the wreckage this morning.
Three people on board the helicopter have died and at least six pub patrons have been confirmed as dead.
A ninth body has been recovered from the wreckage of the Clutha pub in Glasgow which was crashed into by a helicopter on Friday night. Police have said that they cannot rule out the possibility of more bodies being found as they continue to clear the scene. Three people on board the helicopter have died and at least six pub patrons have been confirmed as dead. The helicopter’s crew has been named pilot David Traill, 51 and police officers Tony Collins, 43 and Kirsty Nelis, 36. Two men Samuel McGhee, 56 and Gary Arthur, 48 are the first to be named among the pub-goers. The accident happened...
Eight people have been killed after a police helicopter crashed into a packed pub in Scotland.
The accident happened as a band was playing at 10.25pm yesterday with witnesses saying the aircraft 'dropped like a stone'.
Dozens of others have been injured and 32 are being treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Three people were on board the helicopter, a civilain pilot and two police officers, when it hit The Clutha on Stockwell Street, which faces the river Clyde.
Claire Morris, who lives near the bar, told BBC News: 'We heard this bang. We didn't really know...
Update 2.30pm: On the M5 southbound in Somerset there are currently long delays between junctions J21 and J23 due to an earlier incident. All lanes are now open.
Lane 3 remains closed northbound for emergency repairs after the incident.
Update 12.30pm: The M5 Southbound carriageway remains closed between J22 and J23 following earlier collisions, causing delays of approximately two hours between junctions J21 and J22. The road is expected to re-open from 2.30pm. Northbound between J22 and J23, only one lane remains closed, however taffic is still very slow-moving.
Police in Devon are warning motorcyclists and drivers to take extra care following three collisons in the county involving high powered machines in the space of six hours.
A force spokesman ecouraged riders to seek training in an effort to reduce the number of casualties.
Investigations are underway into the recent crashes and all three riders are said to be in a poorly condition.
The spokesman added that in recent years there had been a resurgence in the number of people returning to motorcycling in later years but there were also many youngsters on high-powered...
Recently accidents on the road from Tiverton to Witheridge have been frequent and nasty.
On Monday 7th of January there was a head-on crash between Withleigh and Page's Cross, leaving the two cars involved in pieces. Today there have been rumours of a crash just outside of Petroc College in Tiverton.
And at around midday there was nearly a fatal accident near Cruwys Morchard woods, again. An elderly man was waiting to turn into Page's Cross this morning, when a reckless driver smashed straight into the back of him.
