UKIP candidate injured in plane crash

UKIP candidate Nigel Farage was injured in a light plane crash today, police sources said.

Mr Farage was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries following the crash at Hinton-in-the-Hedges airfield, near Brackley in Northamptonshire.

The plane went down just after 8am, also injuring the pilot, who was taken to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

Mr Farage, who was in the skies towing a banner with the slogan "Vote for your country – Vote Ukip", was taken to Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

The plane was due to fly over the counties of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire.

A spokeswoman for Ukip confirmed Mr Farage was involved in the accident while travelling in a light aircraft.

She said: "He's going to be fine."