Two dead in plane crash
Two people have died after a light aircraft came down in Leicestershire last night. Police were called to reports that a plane had crashed in fields in Fenny Drayton.
Police confirm elderly man and woman died in crash
Police have confirmed that the two people who died after a light aircraft crashed in Leicestershire yesterday evening were an elderly man and woman.
They have yet to be formally identified, as officers continue to investigate the crash, along with the Air Accident Investigations Branch.
Emergency services attended the scene off Fenn Lane in Fenny Drayton following the crash at 6.45pm.
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