Latest: One person taken to hospital from scene of small plane crash in Co Armagh - emergency services attend the scene

A PSNI spokesman said that ‘Police received a report of a crash involving a small aircraft in the Mullahead Road area of Tandragee, Co Armagh, at around 1.15pm on Tuesday 30th January.

‘Colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were in attendance at the scene.

‘The Air Accident Investigations Branch has been informed of the incident.”

In a statement, the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said they received a 999 call at 13:26 on January 30 following reports of an incident in the Mullahead Road

Area, Tandragee.

They said: ‘NIAS despatched two Emergency Crews and the Hazardous Area Response Team to the incident.

‘Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken by ambulance to Craigavon Area Hospital.’

And it has been reported that local independent unionist representative Paul Berry said he was in contact with the PSNI regarding the incident.

“Thankfully, nobody has been seriously injured. I know the company in question, they have been there for a long time and they are very experienced. I know there will be an investigation but thankfully no one has been seriously injured or worse.”

A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Agency said they were alerted to an incident at Mullahead Road, Portadown at 1.20pm yesterday (January 30).

They added that 2 vehicles attended the incident – one from Portadown Fire Station and one from Lurgan Fire Station.

“Firefighters were called to reports of a light aircraft crash on Mullahead Road, Portadown. Firefighters made the scene safe,” they said.

"The pilot was out of the aircraft when Firefighters arrived and has been transferred to the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Servic

"There were no passengers on the aircraft. The incident was dealt with by 2.27pm.”