Light aircraft crashes at Beccles Aerodrome in Suffolk

A light aircraft crashed on an independent airfield on the Norfolk-Suffolk border.

Emergency services including firefighters, police and paramedics were called to Beccles Aerodrome on Brock Road, Beccles, on Saturday morning.

A Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said six crews were sent to the scene and confirmed four people were involved in the aircraft crash.

They were assessed at the scene and did not need hospital treatment, the East of England Ambulance Service said.

The fire service had limited involvement and left within half an hour of arriving at the airfield, said a spokesman.

A member of staff at Beccles Aerodrome confirmed on Sunday that the site was open after the crash.

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