Three helicopters called to land train crash at Tregoad holiday park near Looe

-Credit: (Image: Cornwall Air Ambulance)
-Credit: (Image: Cornwall Air Ambulance)


UPDATED: Three helicopters attended, as police have now confirmed.

Three helicopters were called to a crash involving a land train at a holiday park in Cornwall this evening (Wednesday, October 30). Both the Cornwall Air Ambulance and two coastguard rescue helicopters were deployed to Tregoad Holiday Park in St Martin near Looe.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 7pm. Police have confirmed that eight people sustained injuries in the incident.

HM Coastguard said that a helicopter from Newquay was sent to the scene. Meanwhile, a live flight radar shows the air ambulance travelling from Newquay to land near the incident scene for about an hour then go on to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.

HM Coastguard said: "At around 7pm this evening (Wednesday 30 October), HM Coastguard was called to assist with a road incident involving multiple casualties in Looe, Cornwall. The incident remains ongoing.

"An HM Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Newquay was sent to the scene, alongside Tamar and Looe Coastguard Rescue Teams. South Western Ambulance Service, Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service are also in attendance."

Devon and Cornwall Police added: "Police are currently at the scene of a multi-agency incident at a holiday park in St Martin, near Looe. We were called just before 7pm tonight [Wednesday 30 October] following an incident involving a land train.

"Ambulance, coastguard and fire are also in attendance. Eight people are believed to have been injured, but none of their injuries are thought to be critical or life-changing at this stage. The incident remains ongoing at this time."

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