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| A pilot who was seriously injured in a light aircraft crash in Kent has died in hospital, police have said. | A pilot who was seriously injured in a light aircraft crash in Kent has died in hospital, police have said. |
| The man, aged in his 20s, suffered severe head injuries in the accident at Headcorn Aerodrome on Sunday afternoon. | |
| A Kent Police spokesman said he later died from his injuries at the Royal London Hospital. He has not been named. | |
| Two skydivers were treated in hospital - a man for chest injuries and a woman who had an asthma attack. Their plane crashed during an aborted take-off. | |
| The De Havilland Turbo Beaver, carrying a total of eight parachutists, hit a static display aircraft - part of the aerodrome's museum displays - at the end of the runway. | |
| 'Absolutely shell-shocked' | |
| Fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene just after 1600 GMT on Sunday. | |
| The pilot, who was employed by Headcorn Parachute Club at the aerodrome, had to be cut free from the cockpit by rescue crews. | |
| He was taken to hospital by air ambulance, but died at 1755 GMT on Sunday. | |
| Jane Buckle, of the parachute club, said: "We're all absolutely shell-shocked by what's happened. We're completely numb. We're really, really sad and upset." | |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch will look into the crash. |