A man has died after the glider he was flying crashed just minutes after take off.
Emergency services were called to the Portmoak Gliding Centre near Scotlandwell, Kinross, shortly after 1.30pm today following reports of a serious crash.
One person – a man in his late 40s - was found upside down in a Nimbus 3 glider and despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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