Two die in UK glider crash

Two people are thought to have been killed in Britain today when a glider crashed into a field, police said.

Wed, 26 May, 2004 - 14:54

Two people are thought to have been killed in Britain today when a glider crashed into a field, police said.

The accident happened near the glider club on Struby Airfield, near the Lincolnshire village of Maltby le Marsh.

A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said two people were on board when the accident happened just after 12.10pm and both are thought to have died.

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