FIVE men have been injured in a helicopter crash.
The craft came down at Breighton Airfield, near Selby, at 6.07pm on Sunday.
A Humberside Police spokesperson said: "Five people have been hurt in the incident and their injuries are serious but not believed to be life threatening.
"Two people have been taken by air ambulance to hospital (one to Leeds General Hospital and the other to Hull Royal Infirmary).
"The other injured people are being taken to hospital by ambulance."
The five men sustained various neck, back, leg, head and chest injuries.
The spokesperson added: "Numerous emergency services were in attendance.
"The Air Accident Investigation Branch will be leading the investigation to establish what caused the crash."
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