One
person has been seriously injured after a small airplane crash landed near
Dungarvan this afternoon.
It
is understood that the aircraft came down in a field close to the N25 in the
Knocknagranagh area of county Waterford, near Dungarvan Golf Club.
The
Road between the Knocknagranagh Cross and Bridgie Terries is closed off as the
emergency services work in the area. Local diversions are in place.
It
is believed that the injured person is a member of the Waterford Aero Club
which operates from Waterford Regional Airport.
Reports
suggest that the plane came down after 4-30pm.
The
Irish Coastguard Helicopter, Rescue 117 was dispatched to the area to work with
other Emergency Services personnel.
The
accident happened in much the same area as where Howard Cox died two years ago
when his plane also crashed in the area after he left Waterford Regional
Airport in a home built plane.
The
Air Accident Investigation Unit has already begun an investigation.
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