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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. | |
The pilot and his passenger were flying in a Flexiwing two-seater microlight when it crashed into a field on the border of Beds and Northants. | |
Emergency crews were called to the scene close to the A6 near Rushden but the two men, thought to be from Bedford and Luton, died at the scene. | |
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch officers were examining the wreckage on Monday afternoon. | |
A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said the crash was reported at about 2030 BST on Sunday. | A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said the crash was reported at about 2030 BST on Sunday. |
The plane had taken off 40 minutes earlier from the Sackville Flying Club in Riseley, Bedfordshire. | |
The pilot is believed to have only recently qualified. | |
Police said the relatives of the victims had been informed but their names would not be released until formal identification had taken place. |