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Two men have died after their plane crashed on Sunday . The pair were flying a light aircraft at Otherton Airfield, in Penkridge, when the crash took place.
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulances a paramedic officer and an air ambulance to the scene. A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: “Crews discovered a light aircraft that had suffered significant damage and two male patients. Sadly, it quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save either man, and they were both confirmed dead at the scene.”
A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Crews from Cannock and Rising Brook were sent to Otherton in Penkridge just before 2pm on Sunday following reports of the crash. Firefighters used breathing apparatus and hose reel jets to extinguish a small aircraft which was found well-alight at the scene. Sadly, two men died.”
The AAIB said: “A team was deployed on Sunday afternoon to the site of an accident involving a light aircraft in Penkridge, Staffordshire. The team remain on site today gathering evidence and making inquiries.”
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