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Two men were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a small plane crashed near a South Ayrshire village.
Just after 4pm on Tuesday, emergency services were called to Ladykirk House, Monkton, where a small aircraft had crashed.
It is less than two miles from Prestwick International Airport.
HM Coastguard said it airlifted them to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, while the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent two pumps and two specialist appliances to the scene, before leaving at 7.08pm.
Around 4.10pm on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024, we received a report of a small aircraft having crashed in a field near to the A719 at Monkton.
Emergency services attended and two men were taken to by helicopter for treatment to serious injuries. https://t.co/7MHQWz13CT pic.twitter.com/LwnLNMbpjB
— Police Scotland Ayrshire (@PSOS_Ayrshire) April 23, 2024
A spokesman for HM Coastguard said: “The Coastguard helicopter was requested to attend a site close to Prestwick Airport earlier today following an incident and airlifted two people to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.”
An SFRS spokesman added: “We were alerted at 4.05pm to reports of a small aircraft crash.
“We are no longer in attendance. The last appliance remained on scene until 19.08pm.”
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Around 4.10pm on Tuesday 23 April 2024, we received a report of a small aircraft having crashed in a field near to the A719 at Monkton.
“Emergency services attended and two men aged 65 and 75 were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by helicopter for treatment to serious injuries.
“The A719 was closed at the B739, Monkton and reopened around 7.30pm.
“Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
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