Pilot escape as plane hits block of flats

A PILOT was in hospital last night after his light aircraft crashed into a block of flats.

The plane hit the empty block in Upper Heyford, near Bicester, Oxon, at around noon yesterday.

A passerby walking her dog said she saw the pilot jump out and parachute down before the crash.

The village is home to an RAF base but it is not thought a military plane is involved.

Thames Valley Police said: “The light aircraft crashed into an unoccupied block of flats.

“The pilot has suffered several injuries and has been taken to hospital. No one else is injured.”