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Plane crashes into field leaving one person injured after light aircraft plummeted
The casualty was left in the care of the ambulance service.
One person has been injured after a light aircraft crashed into a field on Monday afternoon.
Emergency services raced to Stebbing, Essex, just before 4pm on June 30. Firefighters, police officers and paramedics were all in attendance.
Responders worked together to free one casualty and secure the scene. The injured person was transferred into the care of the ambulance service.
Their condition is still unknown at this time. The fire service said an off-road vehicle was used to dampen down the ground around the plane due to the risk of it catching fire, the Mirror reports.
An image shared by the fire service shows the aircraft lying tilted to one side, with its internal workings exposed at the front, its door lying open and parts discarded on the ground.
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A statement from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service read: "Firefighters from Dunmow, Newport, Brentwood and Saffron Walden were called to a light aircraft crash in Stebbing this afternoon.
"On arrival, crews worked with Police, Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance Service to help one casualty out of the aircraft and make the scene safe."
Station Manager Scott Fretton said: "Crews assisted our emergency services colleagues with the casualty. They used an off road vehicle to dampen down the area around the aircraft as there was a risk it would set alight."
