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Plane crash lands and overturns in field

Fire engine and ambulanceImage source, Bentham fire station
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Fire crews, paramedics and police officers attended the scene

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A small plane has crash landed and overturned in a field in North Yorkshire.

Emergency services attended the incident near Austwick at 11:45 BST.

The pilot suffered light injuries but had managed to get out of the aircraft by the time the emergency services arrived.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Fire said: 鈥淐rews stood by at the scene and liaised with other agencies. No other action was taken by the fire service.鈥

Bentham fire station posted on Facebook: 鈥淏entham arrived alongside police and ambulance, then proceeded on foot to the crash site.

鈥淢eanwhile the air ambulance landed and were able to assess the pilot.鈥