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Plane crash in Waterford LIVE updates as emergency services race to scene

On November 20, 2025, a light twin‑engine aircraft nosedived into a field near Waterford Airport at around 12.50pm, killing one person and injuring others.
After declaring an emergency over the south coast shortly before 1pm, the aircraft attempted an emergency landing at Waterford Airport following its flight from Sligo Airport to France.
Emergency services including fire crews and paramedics attended the crash site, the Waterford‑based Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 117 was dispatched and has since returned, and the R685 road near Tramore was closed.
A major incident was declared and local traffic diverted as rescue teams worked, with three people taken by ambulance to University Hospital Waterford at Ardkeen.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Department of Transport is deploying a team of four inspectors to investigate the crash, with the aircraft's registration and make unconfirmed but believed privately owned.

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