Residents have spoken of their shock after a two-seater plane plummeted into a field in Wigan on Sunday afternoon (May 29), leaving two men seriously injured. Emergency services scrambled to the scene, off Rindle Road in Astley, after the light aircraft crashed into the ground shortly after 1pm.
In the minutes that followed, those living in cottages nearby told of how an air ambulance swiftly landed at the scene, followed by a large number of police and fire vehicles, along with paramedics. Two men, aged in their 50s and 70s, were confirmed to have suffered serious injuries, and were treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital.
Pictures from the scene show the plane visibly damaged after it had crash landed into the field, at around 1.10pm, and ended up upside down. Officers from Greater Manchester Police cordoned off a public footpath as enquiries were carried out into Sunday evening.
