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| Tewkesbury plane crash: Two ambulances attend light aircraft incident in a Gloucestershire field | Tewkesbury plane crash: Two ambulances attend light aircraft incident in a Gloucestershire field |
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| A plane has crashed in a field near Overbury, Tewkesbury, and emergency services have been sent to the scene. | A plane has crashed in a field near Overbury, Tewkesbury, and emergency services have been sent to the scene. |
| Two ambulances and two paramedic officers were sent to the site in Gloucestershire, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | Two ambulances and two paramedic officers were sent to the site in Gloucestershire, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. |
| West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance. | West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance. |
| The single engine aircraft came down on Brendon Hill around 12.45pm. | |
| Eyewitnesses told BBC Hereford & Worcester they had seen the aircraft in a tree. | Eyewitnesses told BBC Hereford & Worcester they had seen the aircraft in a tree. |
| It is unclear whether anyone was injured in the crash. | It is unclear whether anyone was injured in the crash. |
| A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "Further details about any casualties will be issued as they become available." | A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "Further details about any casualties will be issued as they become available." |
| Superintendent Kevin Purcell said: "Police received a report at 12.49pm today. | Superintendent Kevin Purcell said: "Police received a report at 12.49pm today. |
| "West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are also in attendance. | "West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are also in attendance. |
| "The Civil Aviation Authority has been informed. Further information will be issued when available." | "The Civil Aviation Authority has been informed. Further information will be issued when available." |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was sending a team to investigate the accident. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was sending a team to investigate the accident. |
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