Light aircraft crashes on houses in north Kent

Five people are believed to have been on board a private plane that crashed into residential properties near Farnborough just south east of London at around 2.30 p.m. yesterday, police said. A Fire Brigade spokesman said one building was "100 per cent...

Five people are believed to have been on board a private plane that crashed into residential properties near Farnborough just south east of London at around 2.30 p.m. yesterday, police said.

A Fire Brigade spokesman said one building was "100 per cent alight" and 20 per cent of the roof of the second was also ablaze.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said five people were believed to have been on board the twin-engined Cessna Citation light aircraft. They have not yet been accounted for.

He added that there had been no immediate reports of any casualties on the ground. The nearby Princess Royal University Hospital said it had not received any casualties two hours after the crash. A spokesman for nearby Biggin Hill private airfield said the plane had taken off from there but had experienced difficulties, made a Mayday call and was attempting an emergency landing. He gave no further details.

The aircraft was believed to have been headed for France.

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