Pilot escapes glider crash

The accident happened at around 12.30pm on Saturday afternoon and the aircraft was upside down when it hit the ground.

Incredibly the 21-year-old male pilot didn't suffer a single broken bone and the gliding club which he belongs to has launched a full investigation into how the accident happened.

The pilot had started his journey from Kitson Field in Broyle near Ringmer and had been towed to 2,500 feet by an aircraft before the glider began its solo journey.

After a 20-minute flight the pilot was very close to returning to the airstrip when he suffered difficulties and crashed into the next field.

He was treated at the scene and taken to Eastbourne DIstrict Hospital as a precautionary measure.

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