Two men killed as light aircraft crashes in field

TWO men died instantly yesterday when the light aircraft they were flying crashed into a field in Co Westmeath.

Two men killed as light aircraft crashes in field

The Cessna 150 plane got into difficulty while on a flight from WestonAerodrome in Dublin and crashed in an open field near the village of Raharney,Co Westmeath, around 10am yesterday.

The two 36-year-old Dublin men on board died on impact. They were bothexperienced pilots: one was a flying instructor and the other was about to become a flying instructor.

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