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| Two die in light aircraft crash | Two die in light aircraft crash |
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| A man and a woman have been killed in a light aircraft crash in Hampshire. | A man and a woman have been killed in a light aircraft crash in Hampshire. |
| They were onboard a private Piper fixed wing single engine aircraft on its way from London to Jersey. | They were onboard a private Piper fixed wing single engine aircraft on its way from London to Jersey. |
| It crashed into a wooded hillside at Steep, near Petersfield, at about 1230 BST and police said both people onboard were confirmed dead at the scene. | It crashed into a wooded hillside at Steep, near Petersfield, at about 1230 BST and police said both people onboard were confirmed dead at the scene. |
| A member of the public who saw the crash alerted the emergency services. Two coastguard helicopters were called in to try to locate any survivors. | A member of the public who saw the crash alerted the emergency services. Two coastguard helicopters were called in to try to locate any survivors. |
| The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the search was later called off. | |
| Died on impact | |
| A Solent Coastguard spokeswoman said the aircraft was believed to be a four-seater and added: "The aircraft was reported to have come down in trees on a hillside. It seems like it hit the hillside. | |
| "Initially it looked like there was a possibility one of the occupants was missing from the crash site. | |
| "We went up to help with the search and help paramedics to the scene or take any survivors to hospital but subsequently they were located at the scene." | |
| Ambulance crews were stood down before they arrived after being informed by police that the people in the plane had died, apparently on impact. | |
| The scene has been cordoned off while the cause of the crash is being investigated. | The scene has been cordoned off while the cause of the crash is being investigated. |
| Both the Solent and the Portland rescue helicopters and a coastguard rescue team from Portsmouth were sent to the scene. | Both the Solent and the Portland rescue helicopters and a coastguard rescue team from Portsmouth were sent to the scene. |