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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.
The men were flying in a two-seater microlight when it crashed into a field. 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 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 but the two men, thought to be 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 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.
She said the relatives of the victims had been informed but their names would not be released until formal identification had taken place. 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.