Updated 7.52pm

CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN confirmed after a helicopter and an aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision in Buckinghamshire this afternoon.

There two people in the plane, and another two in the helicopter. Police confirmed this evening that all four had died.

Thames Valley Police said they received a call just after midday, and attended the scene near Aylesbury which is just 40 miles north-west of London.

Emergency services attended the scene, and said that a number of people had been rushed to hospital.

Firefighters currently assisting other emergency services at scene of air accident near Waddesdon. Air Accidents Investigation Branch informed. Disruption to road network around Waddesdon likely for the rest of the day
— Bucks Fire & Rescue Service (@Bucksfire) November 17, 2017

Bucks and MK Fire / Twitter

Update on mid-air collision between light aircraft and helicopter near Waddesdon:
Thames Valley Police have confirmed that they are aware of a number of casualtieshttps://t.co/itiXfBq3Eu
— Bucks Fire & Rescue Service (@Bucksfire) November 17, 2017

Bucks and MK Fire / Twitter

A spokesperson for the South Central Ambulance service said: “We sent a number of resources to the scene, including a Thames Valley air ambulance, two ambulance crews, two ambulance officers and a rapid response vehicle.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has begun investigating how the crash occurred.

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