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Father and daughter killed in aircraft crash in Leicestershire | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A father and daughter have been killed in a light aircraft crash in Leicestershire, police have confirmed. | |
The plane came down in a field, near a farm at Wymeswold, near Loughborough, shortly before 20:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
Officers said the pair, who were pilot and passenger, died in the crash and their family had been told. | |
Police and the Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) are working together to establish the cause of the crash. | Police and the Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) are working together to establish the cause of the crash. |
'Too late' | 'Too late' |
Leicestershire Police has yet to name the two occupants, who are thought to come from the locality. | |
Billy Dunne lives closest to the crash scene and said the plane was unrecognisable because of the damage. | Billy Dunne lives closest to the crash scene and said the plane was unrecognisable because of the damage. |
He said: "Some young lad came running over the fields, very upset and he couldn't speak to me. | He said: "Some young lad came running over the fields, very upset and he couldn't speak to me. |
"I ran down after him to try and help. There was nothing anyone could do. It was too late. | |
"It wasn't nice what I saw. The young lad came back and I tried to keep him calm." | "It wasn't nice what I saw. The young lad came back and I tried to keep him calm." |
He said the roof had been ripped off the aircraft and the front had been folded. | He said the roof had been ripped off the aircraft and the front had been folded. |
"It was frightening, a mess," he said. | |
Mr Dunne's young daughter Emily was also at home when the crash happened. | Mr Dunne's young daughter Emily was also at home when the crash happened. |
She said: "I was just watching telly and I just saw a man running down screaming in absolute terror, screaming, bashing on my windows and there were no full sentences. | She said: "I was just watching telly and I just saw a man running down screaming in absolute terror, screaming, bashing on my windows and there were no full sentences. |
"It was just 'help, ambulance, blood' and we called the ambulance and he ran off down the field with the phone. | "It was just 'help, ambulance, blood' and we called the ambulance and he ran off down the field with the phone. |
"The next minute there were ambulances, fire engines, police cars all coming in, there were helicopters." | "The next minute there were ambulances, fire engines, police cars all coming in, there were helicopters." |
A spokeswoman for East Midlands Ambulance Service said the crash was reported to it at 19:48 and several ambulances were sent to the scene. | A spokeswoman for East Midlands Ambulance Service said the crash was reported to it at 19:48 and several ambulances were sent to the scene. |