Light aircraft crash lands at airfield

BBC

June 30, 2024 at 11:01 a.m.·1 min read

A picture of the airfield at Beccles, Suffolk, showing light aircraft and hangars — The plane crash landed on Saturday at an airfield at Beccles, Suffolk [Geographer/Geograph]

Four people were treated by the East of England Ambulance Service after a plane crashed on landing.

Firefighters were also called to incident, which involved a "light" plane, at Beccles airfield, off Brock Road, near North Cove, Suffolk, at 11:33 BST on Saturday.

The fire service said it did not take any action while at the scene.

No details were released about the extent of any injuries.

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