Two dead after plane crashes in field outside small village in Essex

Two people have died after a small plane crashed in a wheat field outside a small Essex village.

Two people have died after a small plane crashed in a wheat field outside a small Essex village.

The two-seat Cessna aircraft came down at around 12.30pm on Tuesday, crashing in a field off Mill Lane.

Pictures show the tangled wreckage of the plane after it crashed during a ‘short flight experience’.

It has now been confirmed that two people died in the horror accident. They have not been formally identified.

When Metro visited the scene on Wednesday, a police cordon was still in place around the crash site.

Locals on Mill Lane told Metro how dozens of emergency response vehicles were scrambled to the secluded spot.

A neighbour told us: ‘There was a police car blocking off the road but nobody would tell us what happened. We couldn’t see the plane from where we are. It is a good job it didn’t hit any houses.

‘There is North Weald airfield nearby but nothing has happened like this. We hope they managed to get out in time.’

‘There were loads of [emergency] vehicles speeding up the lane,’ he said. ‘It’s such a quiet spot with low crime, so we were gobsmacked.

Another resident added: ‘It’s heartbreaking to think people lost their lives. We have a close community around here, and there are a few airfields. Amateur flying is a big thing.’

Detective Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin, of Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: ‘The two-seat Cessna aircraft was carrying out a short flight experience but sadly it did not return.