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| Two injured in light aircraft crash on Devon and Dorset border | Two injured in light aircraft crash on Devon and Dorset border |
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| Two men have been injured in a plane crash on the Devon and Dorset border. | Two men have been injured in a plane crash on the Devon and Dorset border. |
| Emergency crews were called to the scene in Dorset, south of the B3165 at Blackpool Corner, between Axminister and Marshwood, at about 13:50 BST. | Emergency crews were called to the scene in Dorset, south of the B3165 at Blackpool Corner, between Axminister and Marshwood, at about 13:50 BST. |
| The male pilot sustained "potentially life-changing injuries" and was taken to hospital by air ambulance, Dorset Police said. | The male pilot sustained "potentially life-changing injuries" and was taken to hospital by air ambulance, Dorset Police said. |
| A male passenger who was "walking wounded" has been taken to hospital by ambulance "as a precaution". | |
| The light aircraft crashed into a field next to a solar farm. The farm was not affected by the crash. | The light aircraft crashed into a field next to a solar farm. The farm was not affected by the crash. |
| Witnesses said the aircraft was on fire in the sky before it crashed. | |
| The two men were out of the plane, which was "severely damaged by fire", when Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service arrived, firefighters said. | The two men were out of the plane, which was "severely damaged by fire", when Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service arrived, firefighters said. |
| Dorset Police said they were liaising with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. | Dorset Police said they were liaising with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. |