UK EXCLUSIVE: Devon man survives triple fatal plane crash

EMERGENCY crews say they are amazed a Devon man survived a plane crash in which three people died.

Michael Hudson is recovering in hospital after the nine-seater Fly Montserrat aircraft he was a passenger in came down shortly after take-off in Antigua.

The pilot, Captain Jason Forbes and 29-year-old Annya Duncan, of Jamaica, were killed on impact.

The other passenger, 57-year-old Sandrama Poligadu, of Guyana, was taken to hospital but died shortly after.

Mr Hudson is understood to have suffered a broken leg and arm as well as cuts and bruises.

He is being comforted by his father who flew to be by his bedside.

A visitor told the Antigua Observer: “It’s a miracle Michael’s alive. He’s very, very lucky. It’s incredible to see him sitting up in bed, fully alert and conscious, talking to his father.”

Mr Hudson, who The Exeter Daily understands is from Teignmouth, was visiting Antigua en route to Montserrat for a business trip when plane crashed just after 4pm on Sunday.

Witnesses reported hearing the engine cut out mid-air.

One onlooker, Karen Abbott-Winter, told the newspaper it appeared the plane was attempting to turn back seconds before it dropped to ground, landing on its left side.

Members of the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch are assisting the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCA) with its probe.

A police spokesman on the island said: "We are amazed that anyone came out of this accident alive."

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