April 30, 2015
An ultralight aircraft which crashed in a paddock north of
Toodyay, seriously injuring the pilot. Picture: Wundowie Police
THE pilot of an ultralight glider which crashed in a paddock
north of Toodyay has been rushed to Royal Perth Hospital under “priority” in a
serious condition
The 48-year-old man’s light powered aircraft crashed into a
paddock near Hall Road in Nunile, an area just a few kilometres north of
Toodyay at about 7.40am.
The pilot was trapped in the wrecked aircraft before
emergency services freed him.
He was the only person in the aircraft.
French farmworker Gabriel Fouche was first on the scene.
He was working at a nearby farm when his work received a
phone call about the crash.
“We were planning to go to Perth then someone called to say
there had been a crash in the area near where we were,” Mr Fouche, 34, said.
“Although we did not see or hear anything, I jumped on my
bike to have a look around.
“I was riding through the paddocks on my bike when I found
him about 2km from where we work.
“When I found him I did not touch him, I just said to him to
wait, telling him the ambulance was not far away.
“I asked him how he was, he was talking back to me, his eyes
were open but he was in a lot of pain.”
Mr Fouche said he believed the man had come into contact
with power lines.
Two St John Ambulance crews reached the scene and the pilot
was transferred to Northam Hospital initially.
The man is in a serious condition.
A St John spokesman said the pilot was then taken to Royal
Perth Hospital under priority one conditions.
St John Ambulance requested help from the Department of Fire
and Emergency Services at 7.43am.
Several fire appliances were also sent to the scene of the
crash.
Source: http://www.perthnow.com.au