Emergency services have been called to an aircraft crash in a field in West Oxfordshire.
Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene off the A44 near the Enstone airfield following the crash at 3.05pm today (August 22).
Thames Valley Police has since confirmed that the pilot of the aircraft has been killed in the crash.
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The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been informed and will attend the scene to investigate.
A road closure is currently in place on the B4022.
Chief Inspector James Sullivan Deputy LPA Commander for Cherwell and West Oxfordshire, said: “We are on scene following this incident, there is one casualty, who is the pilot of the aircraft.
“We would ask members of the public to please avoid the area to assist in the emergency response and allow the investigation to take place.
"If anyone has witnessed this incident or has any footage or photographs that will assist with the investigation, we would ask them to please contact us either online or by calling 101 quoting reference 1358 of 22082023.
“We would kindly ask that members of the public do not post footage or photos of the scene or incident on social media.”
An AAIB spokesperson said: "We have been made aware of incident in Enstone, and deployed a team which will begin its investigation."
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