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Buckland St Mary: Two die in light aircraft crash

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A police cordon at the scene near Buckland St Mary is expected to remain in place into the weekend

Two people have died in a plane crash near a village in Somerset.

The light aircraft came down at about 10:27 BST on Thursday on farmland near Buckland St Mary, police said.

A male and a female on board both died in the crash. Formal identification has yet to take place but next of kin have been informed.

Supt Paul Wigginton said: "This is a tragic incident in which two people have sadly lost their lives," adding it was too early to give further details.

South Western Ambulance Service sent a number of medics, including a hazardous area response team and land ambulance crews.

A police cordon is expected to remain in place into the weekend.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) was informed on Thursday and has deployed a team of investigators.

It is leading on the crash investigation and members of the public are urged not to attend the scene.