Two Die After Small Plane Crashes At Chester Hawarden Airport

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This article is old - Published: Friday, Nov 15th, 2013

Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed near the runway at Airbus UK Broughton earlier this afternoon.

Two emergency service vehicles from the airport have been seen responding to the incident, with one worker on the Airbus site referring to a ‘crash landing’.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital where she later died.

Police were informed of the incident involving a twin engine light aircraft at 1.07pm today . Police, Ambulance and the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended.

Police are currently at the scene and the Air Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been informed. A full investigation will be undertaken to establish the full circumstances of the incident.

There are no further details available at this time.