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| Tewkesbury plane crash: Two men die after plane light aircraft crash in a Gloucestershire field | Tewkesbury plane crash: Two men die after plane light aircraft crash in a Gloucestershire field |
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| Two people have died after a plane crashed in a field near Overbury, Tewkesbury. | |
| A spokesperson for Aeros Gloucester, the company which owns the crashed plane, told The Independent there had been two fatalities. | |
| A spokesperson for West Mercia Police later confirmed the pilot and a passenger had died at the scene. There were no other people on board. | |
| Two ambulances and two paramedic officers were sent to the site in Gloucestershire but they were unable to save the victims. | Two ambulances and two paramedic officers were sent to the site in Gloucestershire but they were unable to save the victims. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance. | |
| The single engine aircraft came down on Brendon Hill around 12.45pm. | 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. |