Man hurt after vehicle falls from car park

A man was subjected to serious injuries after a vehicle falling from a multi -storey parking lot in London Luton Airport.

Emergency services were called to the parking lot shortly after 11:00 and the police said that a person was seriously injured and taken to hospital.

An airport spokesman confirmed that they had been hospitalized for “more evaluation”.

Bedfordshire police, ambulance and firefighters, as well as officers are still at the scene, he said.

It is understood that the relevant vehicle has fallen from the upper level of the parking lot.

The photos showed a missing barrier at the third level of the multi -storey building.

BBC correspondent Helen Mulroy, the car is on the ground and stuck on the edge of the parking lot, he said.

A crane was positioned on it.

In a statement, the airport said: “Incoming vehicles, until the next announcement is directed to the parking lot of the airport.

“There is no deterioration in wider airport operations.”

Chris Smith, who came to the airport from Spain to the airport, said it was “shocking” to hear what happened.

“I hope the man is good and things are good for him,” he said.

“You don’t expect to hear it when you come back.”

Frank Brown, after returning from Barcelona was told that his vehicle was moved to the parking lot in the middle.

He said: “There was no information about what happened. They said it was an event, but they did not go into details.”

Eastern British ambulance service sent a series of teams to the region.

One spokesman, “an ambulance, an ambulance officer vehicle, fast intervention vehicle, dangerous area intervention team and bed and herts critical maintenance plan was sent to the scene.” He said.

Bedfordshire called the police to contact any witnesses with power.

Parking somewhere 1,400 vehicles were destroyed in one fire In October 2023.

Bedfordshire’s fire and police services, the fire is probably caused by an electrical failure or component malfunction in a moving diesel vehicle.

Construction works are currently working on Terminal Parking Two, digging and building equipment on Sunday.

London Luton Airport discussed more than 16.4 million passengers in 2024 and the fourth largest airport of the capital.

It mainly serves low -cost carriers and flies to European destinations.