Pilot killed in mid-air plane crash
Both planes came down near Great Stretton, near Leicester airport, shortly after 2pm. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch will be launching an investigation.
A police spokesman said: “Inquiries are in their early stages, but from initial reports it is believed that the aircraft collided in the air. One of the aircraft contained one person, a man, who died at the scene. The second aircraft contained two men who both received minor injuries”.
A road near the crash scene remained closed last night.