The scene of the plane crash near Mt Linton Rd, Western Southland. Photo by John Hogg.
A pilot of an aircraft which crashed in Western Southland this afternoon, has been flown to hospital with serious injuries.
The pilot suffered multiple injuries, including possible stomach injuries, and has been flown to Southland Hospital by a Southern Lakes helicopter, a St John spokesman said.
His plane was spreading fertiliser when it crashed on a property near Mt Linton Rd, near Ohai, just before 1pm.
The pilot of the plane called in the crash, and was being treated by paramedics at the scene, with firefighters and police also in attendance, Senior Sergeant Craig Brown, of Dunedin, said.
