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Two dead in light aircraft crash Two dead in light aircraft crash
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Two men have been killed in a light aircraft crash on the border of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.Two men have been killed in a light aircraft crash on the border of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
The men were flying in a two-seater microlight - a powered glider - when it crashed into a field. The men were flying in a two-seater microlight when it crashed into a field.
Emergency crews were called to the scene close to the A6 near Rushden in Northants but the two men, from Bedford and Luton, died at the scene.Emergency crews were called to the scene close to the A6 near Rushden in Northants but the two men, from Bedford and Luton, died at the scene.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch was informed and is expected to visit the crash scene.The Air Accidents Investigation Branch was informed and is expected to visit the crash scene.
A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said the crash was reported at about 8.30pm on Sunday. A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said the crash was reported at about 2030 BST on Sunday.
She said the relatives of the victims had been informed but their names would not be released until formal identification had taken place.She said the relatives of the victims had been informed but their names would not be released until formal identification had taken place.
The microlight was a three axis flexi-wing craft with a two-seater pod, she added.