Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo people died in the crashTwo people have died after a light aircraft crashed in a field near Ongar, Essex, yesterday afternoon. The two-seat Cessna plane had taken off from North Weald airfield, approximately seven miles from the crash site. Police were alerted to the incident at 12.30pm on Tuesday by members of the public. The flight was described as a 'short flight experience' and the aircraft sadly did not return to the airfield. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash. In fullTwo people killed after plane crashes into fieldThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Emergency crews and a team of experts from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been despatched to the site of a reported light aircraft crash in a field in near the Essex…

Officers were called to the incident near Mill Lane, Ongar, at 12.30pm on Tuesday, Essex Police said

A cordon has been set up in Ongar as Essex Police said they were called to the scene at 12.30pm to reports of a crash involving a small aircraft in a field at Mill Lane.

A plane that crashed into a field in the village of High Ongar, Essex, has left two people dead, with formal identification yet to take place, Essex Police have said

The two people on board, who have not been formally identified, both died

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Two-seat Cessna aircraft was carrying out short flight experience when it crashed in Ongar on Tuesday, police say

Two people died after a light aircraft carrying out a trial flying experience crashed into a field near High Ongar in Essex on Tuesday, according to police.