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| Two light aircraft have crashed in a fatal mid-air collision in south Wales. | Two light aircraft have crashed in a fatal mid-air collision in south Wales. |
| The Ministry of Defence said there were casualties in the incident at 1100 GMT near the seaside resort of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, although the number of dead is unconfirmed. | The Ministry of Defence said there were casualties in the incident at 1100 GMT near the seaside resort of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, although the number of dead is unconfirmed. |
| The wreckage is thought to be in sand dunes near Kenfig nature reserve. | The wreckage is thought to be in sand dunes near Kenfig nature reserve. |
| One eyewitness told BBC Wales she saw two planes hit each other in the sky, before she heard an explosion and then the aircraft came down. | One eyewitness told BBC Wales she saw two planes hit each other in the sky, before she heard an explosion and then the aircraft came down. |
| At first there wasn't an explosion straight away but then there was. They just went down Reena Callingham, eye witness | At first there wasn't an explosion straight away but then there was. They just went down Reena Callingham, eye witness |
| A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman said they were called to what is believed to be a mid-air collision. | A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman said they were called to what is believed to be a mid-air collision. |
| Reena Callingham told the BBC news website: "I was in the garden putting the clothes on the line and I could hear a light aircraft. | Reena Callingham told the BBC news website: "I was in the garden putting the clothes on the line and I could hear a light aircraft. |
| "I looked up because I couldn't see it and thought to myself that it was high up. | "I looked up because I couldn't see it and thought to myself that it was high up. |
| "And then I could hear another one and I could see that one too and I thought to myself that I didn't realise they flew so close together. | "And then I could hear another one and I could see that one too and I thought to myself that I didn't realise they flew so close together. |
| "I watched them for a few minutes and then the second one just hit him. | "I watched them for a few minutes and then the second one just hit him. |
| 'Aeroplane wreckage' | 'Aeroplane wreckage' |
| "I just couldn't believe it. At first there wasn't an explosion straight away but then there was. They just went down. | "I just couldn't believe it. At first there wasn't an explosion straight away but then there was. They just went down. |
| "I couldn't speak and I rang the police. My heart is still beating so hard, it was a big shock. You can see smoke now but I don't know exactly where they are." | "I couldn't speak and I rang the police. My heart is still beating so hard, it was a big shock. You can see smoke now but I don't know exactly where they are." |
| A local councillor Jeff Tildesley said the wreckage is in the sand dunes at Mawdlam. | A local councillor Jeff Tildesley said the wreckage is in the sand dunes at Mawdlam. |
| There are fatalities but it hasn't been confirmed how many as yet South Wales Police spokesman | There are fatalities but it hasn't been confirmed how many as yet South Wales Police spokesman |
| He said: "I am able to see some evidence of the aeroplane wreckage surrounded by police vehicles, we have heard the pilot jumped out. | He said: "I am able to see some evidence of the aeroplane wreckage surrounded by police vehicles, we have heard the pilot jumped out. |
| "We are hearing there is one fatality but that is unconfirmed, I am only able to see the wreckage of one plane. | "We are hearing there is one fatality but that is unconfirmed, I am only able to see the wreckage of one plane. |
| "I am on the wall of St Mary Magdalene church. There are lots of vehicles here and police have set up a diversion, I am able to see further in the distance where there is one ambulances and two fire engines, I can hear the sirens." | "I am on the wall of St Mary Magdalene church. There are lots of vehicles here and police have set up a diversion, I am able to see further in the distance where there is one ambulances and two fire engines, I can hear the sirens." |
| Debris | Debris |
| Gareth Maund, landlord of the Prince of Wales pub added: "Two military light aircraft have collided over the Kenfig area. | Gareth Maund, landlord of the Prince of Wales pub added: "Two military light aircraft have collided over the Kenfig area. |
| "I first heard about it when my son phoned and said a plane was down. | "I first heard about it when my son phoned and said a plane was down. |
| "I can see very little from here, there is debris in the fields. | "I can see very little from here, there is debris in the fields. |
| "Search and rescue helicopters been going round the fields. | "Search and rescue helicopters been going round the fields. |
| "I took a couple of fire brigade people down to the first site, it's a couple of hundred yards away. I stayed in the wagon. All of the emergency services are here now. | |
| "Quite a lot of onlookers around, there are lot of shocked people here. Police are using the pub as a centre," he added. | "Quite a lot of onlookers around, there are lot of shocked people here. Police are using the pub as a centre," he added. |
| A South Wales Police spokesman said: "We received reports shortly before 11am today that two light aircraft had landed in the vicinity near Kenfig nature reserve, Porthcawl. | A South Wales Police spokesman said: "We received reports shortly before 11am today that two light aircraft had landed in the vicinity near Kenfig nature reserve, Porthcawl. |
| "Officers are attending at the scene. Inquiries are ongoing to establish what has taken place. No further information is available at this stage. | "Officers are attending at the scene. Inquiries are ongoing to establish what has taken place. No further information is available at this stage. |
| "There was a collision involving two light aircraft, an aircraft collision investigation is underway. | "There was a collision involving two light aircraft, an aircraft collision investigation is underway. |
| "There are fatalities but it hasn't been confirmed how many as yet." | "There are fatalities but it hasn't been confirmed how many as yet." |
| There are two crash sites a few hundred yards apart, they've come down on the road from Porthcawl to Mawdlam. | |
| Emergency service are on the scene including Porthcawl and Port Talbot coastguard teams as well as the coastguard helicopter and RAF rescue helicopters. The Central Beacons mountain rescue team have also been called to help. | Emergency service are on the scene including Porthcawl and Port Talbot coastguard teams as well as the coastguard helicopter and RAF rescue helicopters. The Central Beacons mountain rescue team have also been called to help. |
| BBC Wales news website reporter Natalie Grice described the scene. | BBC Wales news website reporter Natalie Grice described the scene. |
| "There are a number of fire engines and police have closed the roads leading to the dunes. | "There are a number of fire engines and police have closed the roads leading to the dunes. |
| "When I arrived, there was smoke rising from the area of the wreckage and helicopters were hovering above." | "When I arrived, there was smoke rising from the area of the wreckage and helicopters were hovering above." |
| Leigh Griffiths, 36, a carpenter from Kenfig Hill was working in a house next to the Prince of Wales Pub when he heard a "big wallop" and ran out the back. | |
| "There was a section of wing had hit the garage, so we ran out. What we found was another piece of debris. | |
| "We saw the smoke coming from the dunes." | |
| He and a friend ran over, where other people had already reached the scene. | |
| He said they found a body. | |
| "Somebody said there was a second plane and we had seen the debris so we ran, hoping we could do something," he said. | |
| He said there was another body there. | |
| They were later told the dead people had been accompanied by others, he said. | |
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