One person seriously injured in Oulton Broad boat crash
A powerboat and houseboat collided last night (Thu 24 July)
Last updated 25th Jul 2025
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Emergency services have been dealing with a crash on Oulton Broad that's left one person in hospital with serious injuries.
They were called out at 7pm last night (Thu 24 July) to reports that a powerboat had been in collision with a stationary houseboat near the Water Sports Centre.
Police, Ambulance crews, the coastguard and Air Ambulance have all been in attendance and the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau is looking into what happened.
The Circuit Powerboat Association was staging a race at the time of the crash, it's issued a statement:
"A competitor has sustained serious injury," the authority added in its statement.
"No other competitor was involved."
"We ask that while this incident is ongoing, that people refrain from speculating on the circumstances and that the privacy of the family of the competitor involved is respected.
"We will issue a further update at the appropriate time."