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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Wilkinson

Helicopter crashes into field

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A helicopter has crashed into a field, police said.

North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened off Bentham Road near Burton in Lonsdale shortly before midday.

The force said on Twitter that people are “strongly urged to avoid the area”.

Burton in Lonsdale is a farming area close to the border with Lancashire and Cumbria.

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