Car plunges off multi-storey car park at Luton Airport: Man is rushed to hospital with 'serious' injuries
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A car has reportedly plunged off a multi-storey car park at Luton Airport, leaving a man with 'serious' injuries.
Police confirmed that the incident occurred just before 11am and that only one vehicle was involved.
The incident has caused disruption for holidaymakers travelling to and from the airport with cars diverted to different areas.
While the airport has continued to operate as usual, pictures show traffic being diverted away from both multi-storey car parks.
Emergency barriers were also in place around a multi-story car park.
The vehicle fell from Car Park 1 and the man is now in hospital with injuries.
It is not yet clear what floor the car fell from, but an eyewitness, who shared a photo of the police response on X, told Metro that police said the vehicle had fallen from the second floor of the car park.
The BBC reported that it saw the victim's car appeared to be on its side and wedged against the side of the car park building, while a crane was being positioned above it.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Bedfordshire Police said: 'Emergency services were called shortly before 11am to an incident involving a single vehicle at a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport.
'Police, ambulance and fire crews are on scene. One person has been taken to hospital with injuries which are thought to be serious.
'Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police via our website or on 101, quoting the reference 121 of 15 June.'
Emergency services dispatched a huge team to the scene, including an ambulance, an ambulance officer vehicle, a rapid response vehicle and the Hazardous Area Response Team and the Beds and Herts Critical Care Scheme.
A spokesperson for Luton Airport has confirmed that arriving vehicles are having to be diverted following the incident.
The spokesperson said: 'Emergency services were called shortly before 11am following a single vehicle incident at multi-storey car park 1.
' Following the incident, one person has been taken to hospital for further assessment.
'Airport staff are managing the exit of departing vehicles.
'Arriving vehicles are being redirected to the airport's mid-stay car park until further notice.
'There is no disruption to wider airport operations.'
Luton is London’s fourth-largest airport, serving around 17 million passengers a year.
In April, Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the green light to expand Luton Airport to 32 million by 2040, which could see take-offs and landings on its single runway increase by 77,000 flights annually – an average of 211 extra movements per day.
The ambitious plan would include the construction of a brand new terminal.
The huge project is projected to cost over £2billion, but the government hopes the expansion project will deliver an economic boost.
