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Light aircraft crashes near farm

Plane crash
A female passenger was trapped in the plane wreck

A light aircraft has crashed near a farm near Cheddar, Somerset.

Emergency services were called to Clewer, near Wedmore, after reports of the incident on Friday evening.

A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the pilot had got out of the plane but a female casualty had to be released.

Crews worked to make the area safe. No further information about the accident, or the extent of any injuries, was immediately available.




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