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Man killed in light plane crash | Man killed in light plane crash |
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A man was killed and another seriously injured in a light plane crash in Norfolk. | A man was killed and another seriously injured in a light plane crash in Norfolk. |
Emergency services were called to the crash at about 1350 GMT at Seething Airfield, south of Norwich. | Emergency services were called to the crash at about 1350 GMT at Seething Airfield, south of Norwich. |
A spokeswoman for East of England Ambulance Service said officers found two men. One was confirmed dead at the scene, she said. | A spokeswoman for East of England Ambulance Service said officers found two men. One was confirmed dead at the scene, she said. |
The other man was flown to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with serious injuries. | The other man was flown to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with serious injuries. |
'On fire' | |
A spokesman for Seething Airfield said the two-seater aircraft was coming in to land when it collided with an agricultural vehicle spraying crops. | |
Emergency services are still at the scene. | |
The ambulance service spokeswoman said the driver of the agricultural vehicle was uninjured but suffering from shock. | |
"There was a report the plane was on fire but it's not clear if it was on fire before it came down or after," she added. | |
Norfolk Police said it was investigating the crash with the Air Accident Investigation Branch. |