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Cheshire girl killed in Derbyshire hang glider crash | |
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A 16-year-old Cheshire girl has been killed in a hang glider crash in Derbyshire. | |
She was taking part in a training flight at Darley Moor in Ashbourne when the glider crashed on Friday afternoon. | |
The teenager was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham but died later from her injuries. | The teenager was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham but died later from her injuries. |
Derbyshire Police said they were working alongside air accident investigators to find out what caused the accident. | Derbyshire Police said they were working alongside air accident investigators to find out what caused the accident. |
A spokeswoman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said two investigators were working at the scene of the crash. | |
She said: "Investigations continue today. The glider will be taken to AAIB headquarters in Farnborough." | |
The crash happened at an airfield operated by Airways Airsports. | |
In March, a 52-year-old man died in a hang glider crash in Derbyshire's Peak District, near Castleton. | In March, a 52-year-old man died in a hang glider crash in Derbyshire's Peak District, near Castleton. |