Chaos as plane crashes into East Yorkshire garden with three people on board leaving aircraft a crumpled mess

A SMALL plane flying three people has crashed into a garden narrowly missing a house and leaving the aircraft a crumpled mess.

The horror smash happened in East Yorkshire shortly before 8pm on Tuesday with the three occupants incredibly escaping the wreck.

The aircraft came down near Eddsfield Airfield, with emergency services called to Seamer Road in Octon, near Driffield.

A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was aware of the incident and would begin an investigation.

Fire crews soaked up fuel and disconnected the plane battery, according to Humberside Fire and Rescue.

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