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Plane Crash: Two Die In North Wales Accident

Plane Crash: Two Die In North Wales Accident

A man and a woman have died after a light aircraft crashed near a runway in North Wales.

Police were alerted to the incident involving the twin-engine aircraft near manufacturers Airbus UK, in Broughton, at around 1.10pm.

A police spokesman said the force could not reveal the identity of the pair who died.

"The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital where she later died," he said.

"Police are currently at the scene and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has been informed. A full investigation will be undertaken to establish the full circumstances of the incident."

A spokesman for Airbus said the crash at the airfield did not involve one of its aircraft.

The runway at Chester Hawarden airport is next to the Airbus factory and manages business and private flights.

Airport owner Aviation Park Group said it could not comment on the crash and referred all queries to the police.