Helicopter crash near Sourton Down, Devon
Police were notified at approximately 3.45am this morning, Wednesday 3 June, following reports of a crash involving a Royal Navy helicopter in a field at Sourton Down, near Okehampton in Devon.
Three members of the Royal Navy were onboard the aircraft at the time and have all sadly been confirmed deceased. Their next of kin have been informed.
The incident resulted in a multi-agency response with emergency services still on scene. The Ministry of Defence are also in attendance.
Several road closures were put in place in the area, including around the A386 and at the A30 Sourton Cross slip road and services area. These have since been lifted.
Our enquiries remain ongoing at the scene.
We are asking for people not to post videos and images online but instead share with police. Any information can be reported to us via 101 or by our website quoting log 67 03/06/26.
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