Light aircraft crashes in field

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A light aircraft has crashed near Kilkeel in County Down, the police have said.

It is understood that police received a report that the plane had crashed in a field in the Belmont Road area at about 2100 BST.

Local people have said that the weather at the time was misty.

The emergency services are at the scene of the crash. No more details are available at the moment.