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| Murder probe after aircraft death | Murder probe after aircraft death |
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| Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a hunt supporter died when he was hit by a gyrocopter at an airfield. | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a hunt supporter died when he was hit by a gyrocopter at an airfield. |
| The man, thought to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident at Long Marston airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. | The man, thought to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident at Long Marston airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. |
| Police said it was too early to know what happened but an inquiry had begun. | Police said it was too early to know what happened but an inquiry had begun. |
| Sam Butler, from the Warwickshire Hunt, said a gyrocopter had recently been following hunts in the area. | Sam Butler, from the Warwickshire Hunt, said a gyrocopter had recently been following hunts in the area. |
| Describing the death as a "tragic and fatal accident", Mr Butler, joint master of the hunt, said he did not know why an aircraft had been in the area over the last few weeks. | |
| It is thought the gyrocopter, a privately-owned aircraft similar to a small helicopter, had landed at the airfield to refuel. | |
| We will be conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances to establish exactly what happened here today. Det Ch Insp Adrian McGee, Warwickshire Police | We will be conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances to establish exactly what happened here today. Det Ch Insp Adrian McGee, Warwickshire Police |
| Gyrocopters are known to take off and land very slowly and it is thought the victim was walking on the ground when the collision occurred. | Gyrocopters are known to take off and land very slowly and it is thought the victim was walking on the ground when the collision occurred. |
| No one else was injured in the incident, an ambulance spokesman said. | No one else was injured in the incident, an ambulance spokesman said. |
| Det Ch Insp Adrian McGee, of Warwickshire Police, said: "I can confirm that we are dealing with an incident at Long Marston airfield involving a gyrocopter and that, sadly, a man has died as a result of the incident. | |
| "It is far too early to tell what has occurred at the airfield at this stage. | "It is far too early to tell what has occurred at the airfield at this stage. |
| Authorities informed | Authorities informed |
| "We will be conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances to establish exactly what happened here today." | "We will be conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances to establish exactly what happened here today." |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews were called to the airfield on Campden Road, Lower Quinton, at about 1500 GMT. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews were called to the airfield on Campden Road, Lower Quinton, at about 1500 GMT. |
| A spokeswoman said: "Crews immediately assessed the pedestrian, a man, but unfortunately nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene." | A spokeswoman said: "Crews immediately assessed the pedestrian, a man, but unfortunately nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene." |
| The two men are being questioned by police in Leamington Spa. | The two men are being questioned by police in Leamington Spa. |
| The Health and Safety Executive and the Air Accident Investigation Branch have both been informed. |