Burton in Lonsdale

The aircraft came down in a field near Burton in Lonsdale at about midday on Monday, police say.

Peter Thompson, chair of Burton in Lonsdale parish council, said: "We are a rural community of about 600 people. He added that several workers in hi-vis clothing could be seen around the crash site. The aircraft came down in a field off Bentham Road near Burton in Lonsdale on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales just before midday, officers said.

The incident happened shortly before midday in a field off Bentham Road near Burton in Lonsdale. Two people were sadly killed as a result of the crash. Their ...

A helicopter has crashed into a field on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales today.

A spokesperson said: “Emergency services are at the scene of an incident off Bentham Road near Burton in Lonsdale, where a helicopter has crashed into a field. Video of the aftermath of the incident showed at least four fire trucks and an air ambulance at the scene, close to Bentham Road. Emergency services were scrambled to the tiny village of Burton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire, shortly before midday.

Emergency services rushed to the scene near Bentham Road shortly before midday. “Two people were sadly killed as a result of the crash,” North Yorkshire ...

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service attended the incident and dispatched a number of resources. “An investigation has been launched and a team of inspectors are travelling to the accident site to begin making enquiries,” it said. There is a full road closure at the A65 and at the junction of Bentham Moor Road.

North Yorkshire police said the incident happened off Bentham Road near Burton in Lonsdale on the Cumbria border shortly before midday on Monday. Ben Slinger, ...

Yorkshire ambulance service also said it “dispatched a number of resources to the scene” but gave no further details. People from the site went over and assisted. She said: “There was a crash.

CUMBRIA has been left in shock after a tragic incident in which a helicopter crashed near a village killing two people.

"An accident involving a light helicopter near Burton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire has been notified to the AAIB." "There is a full road closure at the A65 and at the junction of Bentham Moor Road. At around 4.55 pm, a North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "A full investigation is underway into the cause of a helicopter crash near Ingleton.

CUMBRIA has been left in shock after a tragic incident in which a helicopter crashed near a village killing two people.

"An accident involving a light helicopter near Burton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire has been notified to the AAIB." "There is a full road closure at the A65 and at the junction of Bentham Moor Road. At around 4.55 pm, a North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "A full investigation is underway into the cause of a helicopter crash near Ingleton.

The pilot killed in a Yorkshire Dales helicopter crash near Ingleton has been named locally as Ian Macdonald from Burton in Lonsdale, North…

He was very good and very popular. "He was on my pub quiz team although only had soft drinks due to his age. He was just 16 but had been very involved with the Jubilee celebrations.

The pilot killed in a Yorkshire Dales helicopter crash near Ingleton has been named locally as Ian Macdonald from Burton in Lonsdale, North…

It was a complete tragedy and the community will be devastated." "He was on my pub quiz team although only had soft drinks due to his age. He was very good and very popular. A message which Andy Ive wrote on Facebook and which was passed to us read: "I need to let you all know that Ian Macdonald and the young German student staying with me were both killed in the (helicopter) crash. He was just 16 but had been very involved with the jubilee celebrations. We are devastated."

A German exchange student died along with the pilot when a helicopter crashed in a field in North Yorkshire. An investigation is underway after the aircraft ...

He had really become part of the village." The pilot, named locally as 66-year-old Ian MacDonald, died in the incident. He said Mr MacDonald was a highly experienced pilot and valued member of the village community who had been involved in managing the village shop.