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| Pilot killed in helicopter crash | Pilot killed in helicopter crash |
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| A pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash in North Lincolnshire. | A pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash in North Lincolnshire. |
| The aircraft crashed into a field next to the M180 at Sandtoft at 1244 GMT. The pilot was the only person in the helicopter at the time of the accident. | The aircraft crashed into a field next to the M180 at Sandtoft at 1244 GMT. The pilot was the only person in the helicopter at the time of the accident. |
| Officers from Humberside Police and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are at the scene of the accident, next to the M180's junction with the A18. | |
| Local road Idle Bank has been closed in both directions between Low Levels Bank and High Levels Bank. | Local road Idle Bank has been closed in both directions between Low Levels Bank and High Levels Bank. |
| It is not clear whether the helicopter took off from nearby Sandtoft Aerodrome. | It is not clear whether the helicopter took off from nearby Sandtoft Aerodrome. |
| Sandtoft is 16 miles (26km) from Doncaster in South Yorkshire and 12 miles (19km) from Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. | Sandtoft is 16 miles (26km) from Doncaster in South Yorkshire and 12 miles (19km) from Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. |
| Humberside Police said it would carry out a joint investigation into the crash with the CAA. |