Helicopter crashes into field near leafy British town as police rush to 'ongoing' incident

A helicopter has crashed in Devon this morning in an incident police have described as "ongoing".

Emergency services rushed to the scene in Sourton Down area of Devon, close to Okehampton, Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed.

A road was closed at around 5am this morning on the A386 between the A30 at Sourton Down and also the A3079 at Fowley Cross whilst investigations continue.

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