Two men have died after their plane crashed on Sunday (June 4). The pair were flying a light aircraft at Otherton Airfield, in Penkridge, when the crash took place.
The victims have not been named but Staffordshire Police said a 56-year-old man and a 63-year-old had both died at the scene. The aircraft was on fire while on the ground following the crash.
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulances a paramedic officer and an air ambulance to the scene. A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: “Crews discovered a light aircraft that had suffered significant damage and two male patients. Sadly, it quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save either man, and they were both confirmed dead at the scene.”
