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| Two dead in 'mid-air collision' | |
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| Two people died when a plane and glider crashed to the ground after what an eyewitness descried as a mid-air collision in Oxfordshire. | |
| James O'Neill told the BBC he heard a loud crash before seeing the wreckage of a light aircraft and a glider in a field behind his home in Drayton. | James O'Neill told the BBC he heard a loud crash before seeing the wreckage of a light aircraft and a glider in a field behind his home in Drayton. |
| He said he also saw someone parachuting to the ground - he believed it was the glider pilot. | He said he also saw someone parachuting to the ground - he believed it was the glider pilot. |
| Police said two people had died in the crash just after 1400 BST. | |
| 'Parachuted down' | 'Parachuted down' |
| Mr O'Neill added: "I heard a loud crash. | Mr O'Neill added: "I heard a loud crash. |
| "The wreckage of a light aircraft and glider are lying in a field about 100 yards from my home so I assumed they hit mid-air. | "The wreckage of a light aircraft and glider are lying in a field about 100 yards from my home so I assumed they hit mid-air. |
| The police helicopter arrived within minutes (picture from James O'Neill) | The police helicopter arrived within minutes (picture from James O'Neill) |
| "Someone parachuted down which I believe was the pilot from the glider. | "Someone parachuted down which I believe was the pilot from the glider. |
| "The Thames Valley Police helicopter was on the scene within three minutes, and the fire brigade a minute later." | "The Thames Valley Police helicopter was on the scene within three minutes, and the fire brigade a minute later." |
| Five fire engines and are in attendance along with ambulance and police teams, the spokeswoman for the fire service added. | Five fire engines and are in attendance along with ambulance and police teams, the spokeswoman for the fire service added. |
| In a separate incident on Saturday, a pilot died when the glider he was in crashed in a field in Ratley, Warwickshire, close to Banbury. | In a separate incident on Saturday, a pilot died when the glider he was in crashed in a field in Ratley, Warwickshire, close to Banbury. |