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| Man killed as plane hits tractor | Man killed as plane hits tractor |
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| A man was killed and another seriously injured when a light plane crashed into a crop spraying tractor at an airfield. | A man was killed and another seriously injured when a light plane crashed into a crop spraying tractor at an airfield. |
| The tractor driver, aged in his 60s, escaped serious injury when the plane hit the vehicle at about 1350 GMT at Seething Airfield, south of Norwich. | |
| The East of England Ambulance Service said officers found two men, believed to be in their 50s, in the plane. One was confirmed dead at the scene. | |
| The other man suffered "significant head and chest injuries". | |
| He was flown to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital where he was described as being in a critical condition. | |
| The spokeswoman said the driver of the tractor was uninjured but was suffering from shock. | The spokeswoman said the driver of the tractor was uninjured but was suffering from shock. |
| 'On fire' | '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. | 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. | Emergency services are still at the scene. |
| The ambulance service spokeswoman added: "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." | The ambulance service spokeswoman added: "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." |
| Watch Manager Richard McGonagle, of Norfolk Fire Service, said a fire broke out following the crash, but it was dealt with by airfield staff. | |
| He said it appeared that the aircraft hit part of the crop-spraying tractor on its approach to the runway. | He said it appeared that the aircraft hit part of the crop-spraying tractor on its approach to the runway. |
| "The debris field suggests the aircraft collided with the crop-spraying tractor before it hit the ground," he said. | "The debris field suggests the aircraft collided with the crop-spraying tractor before it hit the ground," he said. |
| He stressed that the tractor was not on the runway and there was no suggestion the tractor was not authorised to be where it was. | He stressed that the tractor was not on the runway and there was no suggestion the tractor was not authorised to be where it was. |
| Norfolk Police said it was investigating the crash along with the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). | Norfolk Police said it was investigating the crash along with the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). |
| Scattered wreckage | |
| Paul Bassett, a senior officer with the East of England Ambulance Service, who attended the scene of the crash, said: "We were immediately presented with two casualties from the aircraft and one from the tractor. | |
| "Resuscitation commenced immediately on two of the casualties at the scene. One of them was unfortunately confirmed deceased at the scene." | |
| He added the aircraft suffered extensive damage in the crash and caught on fire on impact. | |
| He said: "The front of the aircraft was basically non-existent and the framework of the tail was visible. You could see the internal structure of the tail." | |
| Mr Bassett added that pieces of the plane had been scattered up to 30 feet. |