Charity campaigner Claire Lomas dies in hospital after injuries sustained in a microlight crash in Amman, Jordan, while she is filming content for Apple. An inquest hears that Lomas, 44, is fatally injured on 22 August 2024, about five weeks after the crash on 15 July 2024.
According to the accounts, Lomas is piloting an adapted microlight during filming. The aircraft “veered off the runway” during landing and hits a large rock, causing severe traumatic injuries. Outlets describe Lomas as a disability campaigner paralysed from the chest down after a previous horse-riding accident, and as someone known for marathon running with a “bionic” suit.
Most reporting says a coroner rules the death was accidental. The Guardian and BBC describe the filming as connected to an Apple programme promoting the Vision Pro headset, while other outlets focus on the crash circumstances and the time between the accident and her death. The inquest provides the key factual timeline and the finding of accident, with no suggestion in the coverage of deliberate wrongdoing.
