A LIGHT aircraft has crashed in Essex, killing two out of its three occupants.Essex police were called by the ambulance service at about 4.15pm today following reports of a light aircraft on fire in a field in Navestock, close to the M25.

A LIGHT aircraft has crashed in Essex, killing two out of its three occupants.

Essex police were called by the ambulance service at about 4.15pm today following reports of a light aircraft on fire in a field in Navestock, close to the M25.

A woman was taken to Queen's Hospital in Romford with injuries, which are not thought to be life threatening. A man and child were declared dead at the scene.

Police said that a full investigation into the crash will be launched.