London Luton Airport: Person hurt in airport car park incident

A person has suffered serious injuries after an “incident” involving a vehicle at a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport, police said.

The BBC understands the car involved had fallen from a higher level of the car park.

Emergency services were called to the car park on the airport complex shortly before 11:00 BST.

Bedfordshire Police said their officers, ambulance and fire crews are still on the scene.

The force urged any witnesses to contact them.

The incident happened at Car Park One, Luton Airport confirmed.

An airport spokesperson said “one person has been taken to hospital for further assessment” and airport staff were managing the vehicles leaving the site.

“Arriving vehicles are being redirected to the airport’s mid-stay car park until further notice,” they said in a statement.

“There is no disruption to wider airport operations.”