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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 Hertfordshire to Jersey. | |
| It crashed into a wooded hillside between Steep and Froxfield, near Petersfield, at about 1230 BST and caught fire. | It crashed into a wooded hillside between Steep and Froxfield, near Petersfield, at about 1230 BST and caught fire. |
| A member of the public who saw the crash alerted the emergency services. Police said both people onboard were confirmed dead at the scene. | A member of the public who saw the crash alerted the emergency services. Police said both people onboard were confirmed dead at the scene. |
| Two coastguard helicopters and a search team were called in to try to locate any survivors. | Two coastguard helicopters and a search team were called in to try to locate any survivors. |
| Died on impact | 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. | 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. | "Initially it looked like there was a possibility one of the occupants was missing from the crash site. |
| They are working in incredibly difficult conditions, it's heavily wooded Hampshire Fire Service spokesman | They are working in incredibly difficult conditions, it's heavily wooded Hampshire Fire Service spokesman |
| "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." | "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. | 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. |
| About 24 firefighters battled to put out the flames on the aircraft, a Hampshire Fire Service spokesman said. | About 24 firefighters battled to put out the flames on the aircraft, a Hampshire Fire Service spokesman said. |
| A search and rescue team was also sent to the scene with heavy machinery to lift the wreckage and help investigators from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). | A search and rescue team was also sent to the scene with heavy machinery to lift the wreckage and help investigators from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). |
| He said: "They are working in incredibly difficult conditions, it's heavily wooded. | He said: "They are working in incredibly difficult conditions, it's heavily wooded. |
| "There was a fire when the three crews arrived. The fire is now out but our firefighters are standing by to make sure there are no flare-ups and the site is safe until such time as the AAIB arrive." | "There was a fire when the three crews arrived. The fire is now out but our firefighters are standing by to make sure there are no flare-ups and the site is safe until such time as the AAIB arrive." |
| A spokesman for the flying school at Panshanger Aerodrome at Cole Green, near Hertford, confirmed to the BBC that the plane had taken off from their runway. |