All bodies recovered from air crash wreckage

All five bodies have now been pulled from the wreckage of two planes which crashed in mid-air over the weekend.

Carried in a white private ambulance, all four Cessna 402 crew members were taken from the crash site in Brinklow, Warwickshire, to the University Hospital in Walsgrave.

The two men and two women - were employees of survey company Reconnaissance Ventures Ltd (RVL) and were confirmed dead at the scene.

They were carrying out an aerial survey when the crash happened.

The five people were killed when the Cessna hit a light aircraft near Coombe Abbey Country Park on Sunday.

The body of the light aircraft pilot was recovered on Sunday night.

A post mortem examination will be carried out on the bodies on Tuesday when they will be formally identified.

Police expect to release the names of the victims once they have been identified by relatives.

Colin Dennis, managing director of Coventry-based RVL, said the plane was coming into land at Coventry Airport when it struck the light aircraft.

He said: "It had been taking an entirely routine flight and was on a perfectly normal approach to land at Coventry. It was approximately two miles from the runway.

"We believe it had been cleared to land by Coventry Airport air traffic control when it was in collision with a smaller single engine light aircraft, which was also hoping to land at Coventry."

Eyewitnesses said the Cessna pilot tried to steer the twin-engined plane to safety before it plunged into trees in nearby Brandon Wood.

Specialist search and rescue teams are working at the scene along with 30 officers from Warwickshire Police.

Det Supt Adrian McGee, who is leading the Warwickshire Police investigation, said: "There are two scenes and they are difficult to get to. We are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash to get in touch."

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