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Two people killed in plane crash | |
(20 minutes later) | |
Two people have been been killed in a plane crash close to Oxford Airport, police have said. | |
The two-seater plane came down and burst into flames, just after 1400 GMT at Grove Road in Bladon, close to the main A44. | |
The type of plane involved in the crash is not yet known. | |
South Central Ambulance Service said its crews had stood down and fire crews are tackling wreckage, which is said to be engulfed in flames. | South Central Ambulance Service said its crews had stood down and fire crews are tackling wreckage, which is said to be engulfed in flames. |
'Second bang' | |
Maffi Moushkila was a couple of miles away in the village of Thrupp when he heard the plane crash. | |
He said: "I heard the engine stop and about two seconds afterwards there was a bang. | |
"About 20 seconds later there was another bang. | |
"A few minutes later the airport alarm went off." | |
The Air Accident Investigation Branch, based in Farnborough, Hampshire, has said a team is on its way to the scene to investigate. |