Emergency services called to plane crash at country estate

A plane crashed at a country estate this afternoon.

Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to Heveningham Hall near Halesworth at about 1.15pm on Sunday.

A spokeswoman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said a two-seater plane crashed.

A man and a woman are being treated by the ambulance service.

The extent of any injuries is not yet known.

The crash comes just days after an Air Accident Investigations Branch report was published about a plane crash what happened in July last year.

The report found that the aircraft's landing gear "dug into" a softer sub-soil after touching down before flipping over forwards and ending upside down.

The aircraft ended up upside down on the runway (Image: Charlotte Bond)

The pilot of the carrier-borne fighter was airlifted to Ipswich Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, while the plane's rudder was heavily distorted and had detached and the fin had been buckled and compressed.

The AAIB report revealed that other aircraft, including a Minerva and Focke Wulf, had successfully landed on runway 24 prior to the Grumman which had the registration G-KINL.

In conclusion, the report said the organisers would implement a series of safety improvements, including risk assessments of the runway prior to the country fair.

A suitably qualified and experienced person will also be on hand to coordinate all aviation operations, while firefighting and lifting equipment will be available at the runway as none were present when the crash happened.

The crash also comes after emergency services were called to a light aircraft crash near Beccles on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to North Cove airfield off Brock Road at about 11.30am on Saturday.

Four people were left in the care of the East of England Ambulance Service.