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Overbury plane crash: Two men die after light aircraft crash in a Worcestershire field | |
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Two people have died after a plane crashed in a field near Overbury in Worcestershire. | |
A spokesperson for Aeros Gloucester, the company which owns the crashed plane, told The Independent there had been two fatalities. | 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. | 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 scene but they were unable to save the victims. | |
West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance. | West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were also in attendance. |
The single-engine aircraft came down on Bredon 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. |
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. | |
“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. |