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Coroner Rules Claire Lomas’s Death in Jordan Accident

8/21/2026

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Claire Lomas Accident

Coroner Louise Pinder ruled British disability campaigner Claire Lomas’s death in Jordan accidental.
The microlight veered off Amman runway on 15 July 2024, striking a rock.
Lomas suffered multiple traumatic injuries and died on 22 August 2024 at King Hussein Medical Centre.
She was filming footage for an Apple Vision Pro series when the accident occurred.

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Lomas Microlight Deal

Apple commissioned Atlantic Productions to produce the series and chose Lomas among several athletes.
Lomas already held a microlight pilot licence obtained years before Apple’s commission.
Test flights using the Vision Pro headset occurred in the UK without Lomas aboard.
A flight scheduled for the day before the crash was cancelled because of strong winds.
Designer Ben Ashman confirmed Lomas bought a custom-adapted microlight between 2022 and 2023.

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Claire Lomas Accident

Coroner Louise Pinder ruled British disability campaigner Claire Lomas’s death in Jordan accidental.
The microlight veered off Amman runway on 15 July 2024, striking a rock.
Lomas suffered multiple traumatic injuries and died on 22 August 2024 at King Hussein Medical Centre.
She was filming footage for an Apple Vision Pro series when the accident occurred.

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