Two injured in light plane crash

Two people were treated in hospital when their light aircraft came down in a field mid-flight.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene in Hastingleigh, near Ashford, on Monday afternoon.

A spokesman for Kent Police said a woman was airlifted to hospital by helicopter while a man was taken by ambulance.

He said the single-engine light aircraft was reportedly flying from Southend, Essex, to Shoreham, Sussex.

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