Light aircraft involved in fatal crash in Somerset

A light aircraft has crashed near the village of Churchinford in Somerset, killing four people onboard, reports Avon and Somerset Constab...

A light aircraft has crashed near the village of Churchinford in Somerset, killing four people onboard, reports Avon and Somerset Constabulary territorial police force of England.

The six-seater aircraft crashed into a field near Buttles Lane, while heading from the Surrey area towards Dunkeswell Aerodrome – an airfield in east Devon.

Four people - two men and two women - who were in the aircraft have died in the collision.

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has deployed a team of investigators to scene.