Plane crashes and overturns on runway at UK airport after ‘pilot error’ as man, 84, and woman, 78, rushed to hospital

TWO people were rushed to hospital after a plane crashed on a runway at a busy airport.

Emergency services were scrambled to Swansea Airport on July 19 after the aircraft overturned due to “pilot error”.

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South Wales Police confirmed that both the pilot, an 84-year-old man, and his passenger, a 78-year-old woman, did not suffer serious injuries.

WalesOnline reported that the pair had been taken to nearby Morriston Hospital for treatment.