pensioner killed and boy, 10, injured after helicopter crashes into field in doncaster

A boy,10,was also injured in the crash (Picture: Charley Atkins / SWNS)

A man has died after a helicopter crashed on a field just yards from an industrial estate in Doncaster.

The aircraft set off from Gamston Airport,near Retford,at around 10am before crashing near a food waste recycling firm,Refood,in Ings Road.

A man,70,was given CPR at the scene but was declared dead soon after ambulance crews arrived at 10.14am.

The pilot,a 41-year-old man,and two other passengers,a 58-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy,received minor injuries.

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.The chopper appears to have fallen on its side when it crashed on a field off Ings Road (Picture: Charley Atkins / SWNS)Local reports have said the helicopter is a Robinson R44 Raven II,a widely used light helicopter.Footage shows a black helicopter with a yellow or beige stripe on its flank crashed on its side. The aircraft appears to be largely intact.James Church,the Doncaster councillor for the area,told Metro that the spot where the helicopter crashed is ‘an isolated location between two railway lines.’‘It is where the public doesn’t generally go,’ he said,but added that he doesn’t have any further information regarding the circumstances of the crash.Businesses in an industrial estate confirmed that the crash happened next door.Workers have been told to stay in the building by the police,staff at Refood UK told Metro.The helicopter fuselage appears to be largely intact (Picture: YappApp)One person said: ‘The helicopter crashed in a field next to our building.’An employee at nearby Nortech Foods said they saw the emergency vehicles go past,but they didn’t hear anything unusual before the crash.Detective Chief Inspector Gary Magnay said: ‘Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the man who sadly died in this tragic incident.‘We and our emergency services colleagues remain at the scene and we have launched a full joint investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident in parallel with the AAIB.‘As part of our investigation,we’d ask for anyone with information to