UK

A helicopter has crashed into a field in a village in North Yorkshire, according to police.

Emergency services are at the scene of the incident off Bentham Road, near Burton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire Police said.

The incident occurred shortly before midday and people have been “strongly urged” to avoid the area.

Burton is a farming area near the border with Lancashire and Cumbria.

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