TWO people are thought to have been injured after a helicopter crash in the grounds of a North Yorkshire hotel.

The crash happened at about 4.30pm today at the Rudding Park Golf Club, near Harrogate.

Two people are thought to have been involved but their exact condition is not yet known.

North Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it had sent two ambulances and two doctors to the scene, while Harrogate District Hospital were standing by to receive the casualties.