A man has died after the glider he was in crashed in a field near Banbury yesterday.

Paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to a field in Ratley, Warwickshire, near the B4086, at 5.40pm.

They were helped by ambulance staff from Oxfordshire.

The man was declared dead at the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Ambulance staff immediately assessed the occupant of the glider, a man, but unfortunately it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”