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Isle of Bute plane crash: Two injured as light aircraft comes down

 

Lucinda Cameron
Saturday 09 August 2014 19:30 BST
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Two people have been seriously injured after a light aircraft crashed on an island.

Emergency services were called to the scene between the Kilchattan Bay and Kingarth areas of the Isle of Bute at around 3.45pm today.

Police Scotland said that two people on board have been taken to hospital.

The force said that investigations into the circumstances of the incident are at an early stage.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue service said that it had three fire engines at the scene.

The Scottish Ambulance Service said that one person has been taken to hospital on the island while the other has been airlifted to the Southern General in Glasgow.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said they are aware of the incident and will be investigating

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