BBCA pilot has died in a light aircraft crash at an industrial estate in Derbyshire.
Emergency services said the plane came down in land off Sheepbridge Lane, Chesterfield, shortly after 09:00 BST.
Firefighters from Chesterfield, Clay Cross and Staveley were in attendance at Dunston Industrial Estate, as well as Derbyshire Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Police said the pilot was the only person on board, and his family had been informed.
An investigation into the circumstances was ongoing, officers said.
The force wrote in a statement: “Roads in the immediate area are closed and will remain shut for some time.”
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service had asked people to avoid the area while emergency services dealt with the incident.
At 11:30 BST, the fire service said it had left the scene and handed over to police.
At the scene
Oli Constable, BBC reporter
It’s down a small road in between industrial units, where you can just about see fire engines, police cars and ambulances.
It’s next to this yard where this light aircraft came down.
Thankfully from the road you can’t see the plane, but there’s lots of police officers here who are working with the other emergency services to make the area safe.
People are coming up to the edge of the road just to take a look, some bringing their young children. One man had a pair of binoculars around his neck.
According to flight-tracking website Flightradar24, the plane took off from Coal Aston airfield, near Dronfield.
The website indicated the plane was a two-seater Evektor SportStar, which its manufacturer said is typically used by flight schools.
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