Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Man taken to hospital after Perthshire glider crash

A major emergency response was launched.

Rescue effort after glider crash at Bishop Hill, Kinnesswood.
Rescue effort after glider crash at Bishop Hill, Kinnesswood. Image: David Wardle

Pictures show the extent of the rescue effort after a glider crashed into a hillside in Perthshire.

The crash happened at Bishop Hill, near Kinnesswood, just before 2pm on Tuesday.

A man was airlifted to hospital after police and mountain rescue crews launched a major rescue attempt. His condition is unknown.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.50pm on Tuesday, police were called to a report of a glider crash at Bishop Hill, Kinross-shire.

“Officers attended and a man will be taken by air ambulance to hospital.

“Inquiries are ongoing.”

Major emergency operation

A major emergency operation began after the crash was reported.

An eyewitness reported seeing the glider – from the Scottish Gliding Centre at Portmoak Airfield in Scotlandwell – colliding into the side of Bishop Hill near Kinnesswood.

Emergency services at Bishop Terrace, Kinnesswood.
Emergency services at Bishop Terrace, Kinnesswood. Image: Kieran Webster/DC Thomson
The glider crashed into the side of Bishop Hill, near Kinnesswood.
The glider crashed into the side of Bishop Hill, near Kinnesswood. Image: Supplied

Police and mountain rescue crews on Bishop Hill. Image: David Wardle

He said: “You can see the glider crashed on the hillside. It’s quite high up.

“I have seen several emergency vehicles racing to the scene but I think they are finding it hard to access the glider because of where it has crashed.

“It looks like they are trying to find another route to where the glider has crashed.”

Emergency vehicles raced to the scene

Another eyewitness also reported emergency and mountain rescue vehicles heading to the scene.

A helicopter was deployed as part of the emergency effort.

A helicopter was deployed as part of the emergency effort. Image: Kieran Webster/DC Thomson

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance deployed a helicopter for the search effort. Image: David Wardle

He said: “I’ve seen four police vehicles in the area.

“There were a couple of gliders flying about the area. There’s been a lot of activity up on the hill.”

Another witness added: “I saw the wreck but kept my distance as a doctor was going up there.

“There are loads of rescuers. It looks like the glider is badly damaged.”

A spokesperson for Scottish Gliding Centre confirmed a glider had crashed but said there was no further information.

Conversation