Actor Harrison Ford has been injured in the crash of a small airplane on a Los Angeles golf course.
Reports have suggested Ford (72) suffered multiple gashes to his head and has been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer Nuria Vanegas said: “We can confirm that there was a plane crash and the male occupant was a 65-70 years old man. He was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
“The incident was reported at 2.25pm. It was mechanical failure of plane, that’s what caused the accident,” Ms Vanegas said.
A Los Angeles fire department officer said the passenger on the plane suffered “moderate trauma, was alert, conscious, and breathing” when he left the scene.
Ford’s publicist could not immediately be reached for comment.
Carlos Lugo (63) said he was playing golf at the Penmar Golf Course when he saw a plane that he believed had taken off from nearby Santa Monica Airport lose power and turn around in an apparent attempt to return to the runway.
“When he flew over us we knew it was too late to make it back to the airport,” Mr Lugo said.
The plane went through some trees and landed belly-up near the eighth hole at the golf course, he said.
Ford, best known for his roles in such blockbuster films as “Star Wars” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” is a longtime aviation enthusiast.
TMZ reported that the plane appeared to be a vintage two-seater fighter plane and posted photos of the badly damaged yellow aircraft crumpled on the golf course grass.
Reuters