Paragliding crash leaves one dead

A paraglider pilot died and another suffered serious injuries following a mid-air collision.

Emergency services were called to Rippons Drove in Northborough, eight miles north of Peterborough, at about 8:45am on Monday.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said: “One of the pilots, a man in his 50s, sadly died at the scene.

“The second pilot, also a man, in his 40s, was taken to Nottingham Hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries.”