Eleven-year-old was passenger in light aircraft that crashed in grounds of Canons Ashby House near Northampton
An 11-year-old boy has been seriously injured after a light aircraft crashed in the grounds of an Elizabethan manor house.
Northamptonshire police said the boy was a passenger in the plane which came down near Canons Ashby House, near Northampton, at 11.45am. He was airlifted to Birmingham children's hospital and the pilot was being treated at the scene.
A spokeswoman for the National Trust-run house referred calls to police. A message on the property's Twitter feed said: "Our thoughts are with those affected by the light aircraft crash today in the parkland. Nothing was damaged in the house or gardens."
It also tweeted: "Thankfully no visitors have been affected and the property is undamaged. Our thoughts go out to the injured and their families."
