Two men dead after light aircraft’s ‘serious incident’
Two men have died following a light aircraft crash in a rural North Yorkshire village, police said.
The deaths of the men, both in their 20s and believed to be the pilot and passenger of the two-seater plane, were confirmed by police.
Emergency services were called to the incident in Thorganby, Selby, at around 09:50 BST on Sunday.
North Yorkshire Police said the men’s next of kin have been told and formal identification processes are currently under way.
The force also confirmed no further injuries have been reported.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance was also deployed to the scene.
A spokesperson said: We received an emergency call at 09.50 BST on Sunday morning reporting an incident involving a light aircraft at Thorganby near York.
“A number of our resources have responded to the incident.”
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