Police have confirmed that two people have died after an aircraft crash in Newtownards.
The incident happened on Tuesday night, July 19.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police can confirm that two people have died following a crash involving a light aircraft at Newtownards Airport on Tuesday evening.
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"It was reported to police at 8.20pm that a light aircraft had crashed at the airport. Officers and other emergency services attended the scene.
"Sadly, two people were pronounced dead."
A spokesperson for NIAS told Belfast Live: "The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call at 20:21 following reports of an incident on Portaferry Road, Newtownards. NIAS dispatched two Emergency crews, a doctor and an ambulance officer to the incident.
"No patients were taken from the scene."
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