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Aircraft crashes and bursts into flames in Chigwell Chigwell air crash: Two dead as aircraft bursts into flames
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A light aircraft has crashed into a field and burst into flames. Two people have died in a light aircraft crash in Essex.
The plane came down in a field off Gravel Lane in Chigwell, Essex, just before 10:20 BST. The Beach 200 Air King came down in a field off Gravel Lane and Miller's Lane in Chigwell just before 10:20 BST and burst into flames, police said.
A fire service spokesman said: "On arrival crews reported that the aircraft was 100% alight."A fire service spokesman said: "On arrival crews reported that the aircraft was 100% alight."
There has yet to be any details of casualties, but the ambulance service has sent crews and a hazardous area response team to the crash site. Police are also at the scene. Essex Police said the plane was an eight-seater, but there were only two people on board.
More soon. A spokesperson said: "We now believe there to have been two people on board the light aircraft which crashed in the field off Gravel Lane in Chigwell. Sadly they both died."
Ray Gibbs, who was at Woolston Manor Golf and Country Club, said: "We were playing golf and heard a loud bang and the ground rumbled a bit, but we couldn't see any smoke, so we're not sure how far away it was."
Road closures were affecting Gravel Lane, Abridge Road, Miller's Lane, Lambourne Road and Pudding Lane.
Police said officers were working with the Air Accident Investigation Branch.