Tributes have been paid to the two people who died in a tragic aircraft crash in Newtownards on Tuesday.
Caroline Mawhinney has been named as the second person who died alongside businessman Philip Murdock in the light airplane crash on Tuesday evening at the Newtownards Airfield.
Philip was the managing director and founder of Craigavon-based security technology company Envision. The firm's parent company Johnson Controls issued a statement on Thursday to say they were 'greatly saddened' by Philip's death.
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"We are greatly saddened to hear the news that Philip Murdock was involved in a fatal light aircraft incident on Tuesday 19th July," the statement said.
"Phil was the founder and managing director of Envision Intelligent Solutions Limited and was a passionate and charismatic member of the team. We understand that this news will affect all who have known and worked alongside him over the years, and we'd like to extend our deepest condolences to Phil's family, friends and colleagues.
"The team at Envision are a close-knit team and we are supporting them and Philip's family through this difficult time as best we can.
"Our thoughts are with his wife, his parents, his wider family and of course, his Envision team."
Both Philip and Caroline were understood to be members of the Ulster Flying Club, who said the fatal incident was now being looked at by special investigators.
In a statement issued through Ulster Flying Club, a spokesperson confirmed the incident is now being looked into by specialist investigators.
The statement read: “On behalf of the Chairman, Directors, members and staff of the Ulster Flying Club, it is with great sadness and regret that we must share the tragic news that two of our club members lost their lives in the aircraft crash that took place at our airfield in Newtownards last night, the 19th of July, at approx. 20:20."
The incident is being investigated now by specialist investigators from the PSNI and the Air Accident Investigation Branch of the CAA. A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said they were made aware of the fatalities.
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