An aircraft has crashed into a field with emergency services rushing to the scene this afternoon.
Fire and rescue crews and police were scrambled to the Black Isle in the Scottish Highlands at around 12.55pm.
An aircraft, which the fire service reports may be a helicopter, has come down in a field near the village of Avoch, on the Moray Firth coast.
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Emergency crews are still on the scene.
The nature of the incident is yet to be confirmed.
It is not known if anyone has been injured as a result.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed their attendance and that four appliances headed to the scene, saying had been alerted to an incident involving a helicopter.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 12:55 we were called to a report of a light aircraft having come down in a field near Avoch.
"Emergency services are currently on scene."
A fire spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 12.55pm on Thursday, November 12 to an incident involving a helicopter between Inverness and Fortrose, Highland.
“Operations Control mobilised four appliances to the scene to assist emergency services partners and we remain in attendance.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call today at 1256 hours to attend an incident near Avoch. We dispatched two ambulances, a manager, a community responder and the PICT team from Inverness to the scene.”
It is thought the crashed craft is a Cavalon, the Daily Record has since reported, which resembles a mini-helicopter with a cockpit. Gyro-copters are generally a two seater but can be flown solo.
Highland Aviation, a flying club based at Dalcross Airport outside Inverness, has two gyros.
But the club wouldn't confirm if it was one of theirs.
They are used for teaching and pleasure flights.
A spokesman there told the Record: "We know that there has been an aircraft come down.
"But until we know more we can't comment."
One flying enthusiast said: "I am hearing that it plunged out of the sky which is not good news."
The field in which it landed is near the entrance to the Rosehaugh Estate.
A spokeswoman there said she didn't see anything.
We'll bring you more on this as and when we have it.
