Two Dead in Light Aircraft Crash in South Wales

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Firefighters have said that one person has died in a light aircraft crash near a supermarket distribution depot in Monmouthshire.
It is reported that the aircraft came down after hitting a high-voltage power line.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6713087.stm

[maxdrypower]

Very sad indeed , thoughts are with the family

[Re-Heat]

Many thoughts with the family.

High voltage power lines are lethal - a sad reminder to all.

[flower]

I have just viewed this on the local news, the registration concurs with it being a Europa ( G-HOFC) . It is in the Upfield farm area but the news indicated it was going to a different private strip , it is a very low lying area . Wreckage is strewn over quite a wide area.

Very sad indeed .

[mathers_wales_uk]

BBC News Reports today

Two dead in light aircraft crash


One person has died and a second body has reportedly been found after a light aircraft crash in Monmouthshire.
It is believed that the aircraft was flying from Cornwall and hit a high-voltage power line at 1550 BST.
Part of the plane's wing ended up on a road and debris was strewn across fields near a Tesco distribution depot at Magor, two miles from the M4.
Rescuers later said a second body was found near the first. Air accident investigators are also at the scene.
A spokesman for Cardiff International Airport said a Europa type aircraft was flying from Bodmin to a small air strip at a farm, a few miles south west of Magor.
The air traffic control at the airport did get routine calls from the plane, but no Mayday emergency call.
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Part of the aircraft's wing is across the carriageway of a road and there is debris in the field opposite and in an adjoining field.
More than 40 police officers have been at the scene, along with a police helicopter
It has been reported that eye witnesses saw something falling from the sky moments before the crash.
The aircraft is registered with the Civil Aviation Authority to a south Wales man.
One body was found at the scene, while rescue teams continued to look for a second person.
One of the search team said a second body was found in the evening, not far from the first body.
The Air Accident Investigation branch are at the scene and electricity supply company Western Power are examining a pylon. Three rescue helicopters were sent to the scene, along with a specialist police search team. Three roads leading to the distribution centre were cordoned off.