A display plane crashed while performing acrobatics during a car and music festival in northwest England today, killing the aircraft's pilot.
The plane went down during CarFest festival founded by TV presenter Chris Evans at Oulton Park in Cheshire.
Witnesses said two planes performed a close-proximity pass just before the crash, but one of the aircraft failed to pull up and crashed north of the circuit.
"Just after 2pm, there was a tragic accident - the result of which was one of the pilots involved in a synchro display lost his life," said Evans, who helped organise the event in aid of Children In Need, Sky News reported.
"Our condolences go out to his family who have been informed. The event will continue on the advice of the three aviation authorities we are currently involved with as part of the ongoing investigation into what happened.
"The police have also advised us that the best thing, and the safest thing to do, is to carry on with the event - bearing in mind there are 10,000 children here. That's what we're going to do," Evans was quoted a saying in the report.
Cheshire Police said they were attending the incident at the park. There was no confirmation on the cause of the crash.
The event, a motoring and music festival, began yesterday and is due to finish tomorrow.
