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Plane crashes at Blackbushe airport and ploughs into car sales centre Plane crashes at Blackbushe airport and ploughs into car sales centre
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A light aircraft has crashed at a private airport in Hampshire and ploughed into a car auction centre.A light aircraft has crashed at a private airport in Hampshire and ploughed into a car auction centre.
Initial reports said there were four casualties.
Emergency services including fire, ambulance and police have all attended the incident at Blackbushe airport, seven miles north-west of Farnborough.Emergency services including fire, ambulance and police have all attended the incident at Blackbushe airport, seven miles north-west of Farnborough.
Hampshire fire brigade has sent four pumps and a Land Rover to the scene, while South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed a “multi-vehicle” response. Hampshire fire brigade has sent four pumps and a Land Rover to the scene, while South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed a “multi-vehicle” response. The services’s hazardous area response team said on Twitter that there were four casualties but did not give any further details.
A spokeswoman for the service said they have received reports that the aircraft missed the runway and crashed into the British Car Auctions site located at the airport. Other reports suggested the plane had crashed after take-off. A spokeswoman for the ambulance service said it had received reports that the aircraft missed the runway and crashed into the British Car Auctions site located at the airport. Other reports suggested the plane had crashed on or just after take-off.
It is unclear how many casualties are involved but videos and images on Twitter show a large fire and plume of smoke in the car park of the dealership. Blackbushe airport provides facilities for private jets and hosts a flying school. It was a originally an RAF base and was once a busy passenger airport before the growth of Gatwick and Heathrow eclipsed it.
Images on social media show a large fire and plume of smoke in the car park of the dealership.
Small plane crashed into car auction at Blackbushe airport pic.twitter.com/lxHLF76WIfSmall plane crashed into car auction at Blackbushe airport pic.twitter.com/lxHLF76WIf
#blackbushe this looks bad. Praying for anyone involved pic.twitter.com/7zZDV5q9mK#blackbushe this looks bad. Praying for anyone involved pic.twitter.com/7zZDV5q9mK