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| Small plane crashes near M1 motorway in Nottinghamshire | Small plane crashes near M1 motorway in Nottinghamshire |
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| A light aircraft with two people on board has crashed into a field in Nottinghamshire close to the M1 motorway. | A light aircraft with two people on board has crashed into a field in Nottinghamshire close to the M1 motorway. |
| The aircraft came down at about 13:30 BST between junctions 26 and 27 of the motorway, Nottinghamshire Police said. | The aircraft came down at about 13:30 BST between junctions 26 and 27 of the motorway, Nottinghamshire Police said. |
| A force spokeswoman confirmed there were two casualties and an investigation had begun. | |
| Police, fire and ambulance services are all at the scene just off the southbound carriageway. | Police, fire and ambulance services are all at the scene just off the southbound carriageway. |
| 'Lost control' | |
| Craig Wing, 31, from Clifton, was approaching junction 27 when he saw the aircraft was in trouble. | |
| He said: "It lost control and it just dipped straight down. [The pilot] managed to swerve from the M1 and into the field." | |
| Mr Wing, who described the aircraft as a glider, added: "I've gone straight over to the plane and obviously seen the two people, it was very upsetting. | |
| "I had to do what I had to do. I wanted to try and help." | |
| One lane has been closed on the M1 southbound. |