Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire remains closed following light aircraft crash

An airfield remains closed following a light aircraft crash.

Emergency services were called to Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire - home to the Imperial War Museum at about 1.40pm on Tuesday.

It is unknown how many people were on board or their condition.

Five units from Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Hertfordshire Fire Services were sent to the incident, but were only deployed in scene safety.

The Imperial War Museum at Duxford posted on X: "Emergency services are onsite at IWM Duxford responding to an incident involving a private aircraft.

"We have no further information at this time. IWM Duxford is closing to visitors for the remainder of this afternoon."

The Air Accident Investigation Branch said it had deployed a team of inspectors to Duxford to investigate what happened.

A spokesperson said: "A multi-disciplinary team of AAIB inspectors has deployed to Duxford, Cambridgeshire, to begin investigating an accident involving a light aircraft."

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