The light aircraft was wrecked after it crashed into a property in Oxfordshire

A small plane crashed and a pilot was injured after it crashed into a block of flats in Oxfordshire, emergency services said.

The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it arrived at the scene of the collision at Upper Hayford, near Bester, at 12.18pm on Saturday.

The service shared a dramatic picture of the wrecked plane next to the damaged exterior wall of a property, which Thames Valley Police (TVP) said was an empty block of flats near Camp Road.

A spokesman for the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said one person had been taken to hospital after the crash and was identified by a TVP pilot.

The Fire Service stated: “Today at 12.18 Bicester, Deddington and Banbury crews from Kidlington Fire Station with our expert rescue tender crew and water carriers from Wheatley to support Thames Valley Police and the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to support us. . A light plane crash in Upper Hayford.

“The crew worked closely with our colleagues at another agency to ensure that one person was taken to the hospital and that the incident was brought to a safe conclusion.”

TVP has urged anyone with contact information or footage of the crash to contact the force. A spokesman said: “The plane crashed into an empty block of flats near Camp Road in Upper Hayford. The pilot is in hospital but no one else was injured. If anyone has footage or information, call 857 or 101.

The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it had launched an investigation and inspectors had launched a search at the scene. The branch said: “AAIB has been notified of an accident involving a light aircraft in Upper Haford, Oxfordshire.”