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Three die in light aircraft crash | |
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Three people have been killed in a light aircraft crash near Kilkeel, in County Down. | |
The plane crashed in a field off the Belmont Road area at about 2100 BST. | The plane crashed in a field off the Belmont Road area at about 2100 BST. |
It burst into flames on contact with the ground, killing the pilot and two passengers. It is understood they had travelled from the Isle of Man. | It burst into flames on contact with the ground, killing the pilot and two passengers. It is understood they had travelled from the Isle of Man. |
Local people have said that the weather at the time was misty. It is the second air crash in the area in a fortnight. In the previous one two men survived. | Local people have said that the weather at the time was misty. It is the second air crash in the area in a fortnight. In the previous one two men survived. |