BGA Official Statement
STATEMENT
Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
10am, Wednesday 10th August, 2005
Incident at Husbands Bosworth – 9 August 2005
On the afternoon of 9 August, there was a collision between a glider and a man, adjacent to Husbands Bosworth airfield, where the 4th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships are being held.
The pilot was not physically injured but the other person, a member of the gliding community, was injured and taken by air ambulance to Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham. According to Leicestershire Constabulary, he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The incident is under investigation by the police and by the government’s Air Accident Investigation Branch. The event organisers and the British Gliding Association are assisting these teams in their investigations.
We understand that formal identification of the body has not yet taken place.
The incident site has been cordoned off by the authorities and, as a result, flying at the airfield is currently suspended.
Pete Stratten, the BGA Chief Executive said: “Our thoughts are with everybody affected at this sad time.”
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