A pilot has died after a light aircraft crashed in Oxfordshire.
Emergency services raced to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. His next-of-kin were in the process of being informed on Sunday.
It is believed the plane left Turweston aerodrome in Buckinghamshire and crashed about 30 miles away in the Aston Rowant national nature reserve just after 2.30pm on Sunday.
A spokesman for Thames Valley police said: “Sadly, the pilot of the aircraft, a man, has been pronounced dead at the scene. The emergency services remain at the scene and an investigation into the incident will take place.”
Air Accidents Investigation Branch personnel were on their way to the scene on Sunday evening to begin collating information for a report.
Heavy rain had fallen over the south of England for most of the day and low cloud was covering much of the region.
Claire Hawke, a reporter with the BBC, tweeted a picture of the surrounding area.
Very thick fog around scene of #Oxfordshire plane crash at Aston Rowant Nature Reserve pic.twitter.com/hU0DRzmzWL
— Claire Hawke (@clairehawke) January 15, 2017
NPAS Benson said it sent a police helicopter to the scene, but low cloud prevented crews from landing.
Aston Rowant national nature reserve is a 159-hectare area of designated outstanding natural beauty in the Chiltern Hills.
