A light aircraft has come-down in a Lake District field.
Police are working with the pilot to remove the plane from land off Lake Road and behind John Ruskin School, Coniston.
Plane crash in field near Coniston water nit far from Commission quay. Fire engines, police and ambulance in attendance. Plane appears intact. #conistonplanecrash #coniston pic.twitter.com/AcmWvygRAt
— Pete Crookall (@PeteCrookall) October 30, 2018
There were no injuries during the incident and there is no threat to the public.
The plane suffered a fuel leak that has been made-safe.
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