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| Plane crashes in take-off attempt | Plane crashes in take-off attempt |
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| Three people were injured when an aircraft crashed in west Cornwall. | |
| The private twin-engined plane, with an adult and two teeange children on board, crashed at Land's End Airport as it tried to take off to fly to Essex. | |
| It ran off the runway and into a hedge, having failed to leave the ground, Devon and Cornwall Police said. | |
| It flipped over after hitting the hedge, the fire brigade added. The three suffered minor injuries and were described as "walking wounded". | It flipped over after hitting the hedge, the fire brigade added. The three suffered minor injuries and were described as "walking wounded". |
| 'Traumatic event' | |
| The Diamond DA42 Twin Star aircraft was returning to Stapleford Airfield in Essex from the Cornish aerodrome near St Just. | |
| Cornwall Fire Brigade incident commander Stuart Whitworth said: "Happily, the injuries do not seem to be be that serious. | |
| "The casualties were taken off suffering from shock, obviously, from a very traumatic event." | |
| The two teenagers were removed from the aircraft by the airport fire service, he said. | |
| The pilot was trapped in the aircraft and cutting equipment was used to open a door. The man then walked away from the wreckage after he was released. | |
| Investigators were to check accounts that the aircraft lost power while attempting take off, police said. | Investigators were to check accounts that the aircraft lost power while attempting take off, police said. |
| Fire crews praised airport staff for their quick response to the emergency. The airport's fire and rescue service was on the scene within two minutes. | |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is to be notified. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is to be notified. |