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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.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.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. A spokesman for the nearby Wycombe Air Park confirmed both aircraft had come from there. A representative of 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.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.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.”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.
John Bercow, the local MP, said: “The air collision near Waddesdon is clearly extremely serious and I express my thanks to the emergency services for responding so quickly.
“Naturally, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch will need to look at this collision but – in the meantime – my thoughts are very much with those involved in the incident, and their friends and families.”