Two men injured in light aircraft crash

Two men have been taken to hospital after a light aircraft crash near a North Yorkshire village.

North Yorkshire Police said it was called to the crash near Croft Circuit in Dalton-on-Tees, south of Darlington, at about 11:50 GMT.

Two men who were in the aircraft were taken for treatment, but are “not believed to have been seriously injured”, a force spokesperson said.

They added: “We are liaising with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch to determine the full circumstances.”