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Caernarfon plane crash leaves one person dead and two injured | |
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One person is understood to have died and two others have been injured after a light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd. | |
A man in his 60s suffered "serious multiple lower limb injuries" and a boy had head and abdomen injuries following the incident shortly before 11:30 BST on Sunday, the ambulance service said. | |
North Wales Fire and Rescue said the aircraft flipped over on the runway. | North Wales Fire and Rescue said the aircraft flipped over on the runway. |
Fire crews had been working to cut a third person from the wreckage. | |
The other two casualties were taken to hospital at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. | |
The fire service said it had 32 crew members and three officers at the airfield at Dinas Dinlle, along with eight appliances. | |
It added that the light aircraft had fewer than eight seats. | It added that the light aircraft had fewer than eight seats. |
North Wales Police were also at the scene. | North Wales Police were also at the scene. |
A spokesman for the Air Accident Investigation Branch said: "We are aware of the incident and have dispatched a team to carry out a preliminary inspection." |