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Midair collision leaves ‘number of casualties’

By Associated Press
Published: November 17, 2017, 7:07pm

LONDON — An aircraft and helicopter collided in midair Friday northwest of London and authorities reported a “number of casualties.”

Fire and ambulance services rushed to the scene at 12:06 p.m. London time — 7:06 a.m. EST — near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Two ambulance crews, two ambulance officers and a rapid response vehicle were deployed, the South Central Ambulance Service said.

The crash took place near Waddesdon Manor, which is managed by the Rothschild Foundation, a family charitable trust, on behalf of the National Trust. The manor said the crash did not happen at the site and there were no casualties at the manor.

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