Local News(Taunton Times)
"Organisers of a helicopter air show in North Somerset vowed yesterday to carry out their own investigation after a spectator was blown into the path of a lorry. Last night, the man, said to be in his 70s and from Weston-super-Mare, was still fighting for his life in hospital.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing the man being blown away from the perimeter fence he was holding on to, as he watched a helicopter land just metres away, and into the path of a Volvo lorry.
But last night it was still not known whether this was due to the downdraught of the helicopter or a strong gust of wind from the sea. The man was hit by a tipper lorry when he was blown off the pavement in Beach Road, Weston-super-Mare.
Helidays director Captain Elfan Ap Rees said: "We will be carrying out our own investigation. There appears to be a lot of conflicting evidence as to what caused him to fall into the road. And we cannot comment much further until we know exactly what happened.
"But whatever did actually happened we think the high winds were a factor."
Captain Ap Rees said the wind had been gusting at more than 30 knots on Friday afternoon when the accident happened.
After the accident, event organisers closed the pavement."