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| Aircraft and helicopter involved in mid-air crash in Buckinghamshire | Aircraft and helicopter involved in mid-air crash in Buckinghamshire |
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| A helicopter and another aircraft have been involved in a mid-air collision in Buckinghamshire. | |
| Emergency services were called to the scene close to the village of Waddesdon at 12.06pm, Thames Valley police said. | Emergency services were called to the scene close to the village of Waddesdon at 12.06pm, Thames Valley police said. |
| Officials confirmed there had been casualties, but were unable to give any further details. | |
| A spokeswoman for Waddesdon Manor, a large estate near Aylesbury, said the crash happened near the village of Upper Winchendon, a little beyond the manor’s grounds. | |
| She said the manor’s staff were quickly on the scene in the aftermath of the crash to direct traffic and help emergency vehicles access the site more quickly. | She said the manor’s staff were quickly on the scene in the aftermath of the crash to direct traffic and help emergency vehicles access the site more quickly. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the collision was between a helicopter and an aircraft. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the collision was between a helicopter and an aircraft. |
| Air crash investigators are being sent to the scene, but priority was being placed on saving lives, police said. | Air crash investigators are being sent to the scene, but priority was being placed on saving lives, police said. |
| South Central Ambulance Service said the incident had caused “a number of casualties”. A spokeswoman said: “We received the call at 12.09pm, for a mid-air collision involving a helicopter and an aircraft in Upper Winchendon, near Aylesbury. | |
| We sent a number of resources to the scene, including a Thames Valley air ambulance, two ambulance crews, two ambulance officers and a rapid response vehicle. | |
| There have been a number of casualties at the scene, but at this stage this is all we are able to confirm.” | |
| Buckinghamshire fire and rescue service said seven vehicles had responded, including fire engines and urban search and rescue vehicles. | Buckinghamshire fire and rescue service said seven vehicles had responded, including fire engines and urban search and rescue vehicles. |
| Thames Valley police are coordinating the response to the crash and warned there would be disruption to surrounding roads for the rest of the day. | Thames Valley police are coordinating the response to the crash and warned there would be disruption to surrounding roads for the rest of the day. |