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Pilot dies in light aircraft crash near East Fortune airfield

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BBC Several emergency service vehicles including an ambulance helicopter in the middle of a field. Campervans can be seen in the backgroundBBC

Emergency services including an air ambulance were sent to the scene

A pilot has died after a light aircraft crashed in East Lothian.

Emergency services including an air ambulance were sent to the site near East Fortune – where there is an airfield – at about 16:55.

The 40-year-old pilot was pronounced dead at the scene and his 42-year-old male passenger is now in hospital in a critical condition.

Police Scotland said inquiries were ongoing and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) had been notified.


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