Two people injured after their fall from the skies

TWO people were taken to hospital after a paragliding accident in Mojacar. Emergency services reported they were alerted by a call at 3.57pm to say that a paraglider with two people on board, an instructor and a learner, had fallen shortly after taking off, and hit a car parked near Castillo de Macenas beach.

Guardia Civil and Local Police officers were immediately dispatched along with two 061 ambulances.  After receiving initial treatment from paramedics at the scene of the accident, both people were taken to La Inmaculada Hospital in Huercal-Overa, where they could be treated for the injuries sustained in the fall.