A helicopter has crashed in a field on the Isle of Wight.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to the scene near Shanklin at about 09:24 BST and has closed the A3020 Shanklin Road.

Police say the road has been closed due to the number of emergency vehicles in attendance and officers have asked people to avoid the area.

Crews from the fire service and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are on the scene.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters from Newport, Ventnor and Shanklin were called to the reports of a “light aircraft incident”.

The air ambulance crew sent a critical care team consisting of a doctor and a specialist paramedic.