Emergency services have rushed to the scene of a light aircraft crash near Manchester.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “Emergency services are responding to reports of a light aircraft crash in the Littleborough area.
“We are currently in attendance to establish the full circumstances and assess any casualties. A scene is in place whilst emergency service workers conduct their enquiries and people are asked to avoid the area as this work is carried out.”
Two people are thought to have been travelling in the plane.
The Independent understands that fire service crews from across Greater Manchester arrived at around 11.30am after being informed of a light aircraft crash on the moors in the Littleborough area, in the borough of Rochdale and around 13 miles north-east of the city of Manchester.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the crash.
A spokesperson said: “An accident involving a light aircraft which occurred today (3 February) near Rochdale, Greater Manchester has been notified to the AAIB. An investigation has been launched and a multidisciplinary team of inspectors are on their way to the accident site.”
The Independent has contacted North West Ambulance Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service for more information.
