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| One dead in light aircraft crash | One dead in light aircraft crash |
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| A man died and a woman was seriously injured when a light aircraft crashed in Dorset. | A man died and a woman was seriously injured when a light aircraft crashed in Dorset. |
| The plane got into difficulty over Stalbridge and came down in a field in the Stourton Caundle area, near Sherborne, on Saturday afternoon. | The plane got into difficulty over Stalbridge and came down in a field in the Stourton Caundle area, near Sherborne, on Saturday afternoon. |
| Police said they had received a mayday call at 1503 BST. An off-duty officer witnessed the crash shortly afterwards. | Police said they had received a mayday call at 1503 BST. An off-duty officer witnessed the crash shortly afterwards. |
| The pilot, a man in his 60s from Hindon, Wiltshire, died at the scene and a 25-year-old woman was injured. | |
| The woman, who is also from the Hindon area, was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, where her injuries were said to be non-life threatening. | The woman, who is also from the Hindon area, was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, where her injuries were said to be non-life threatening. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) were called to investigate, Dorset Police said. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) were called to investigate, Dorset Police said. |
| The plane clipped overhead power lines before it crashed. The power lines were being repaired on Monday. |