Sussex Police say they are assisting fire & ambulance services after a light aircraft crashed north of Goodwood Airfield this afternoon.
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service have said crews from Chichester and their Technical Rescue Unit were in attendance at the incident this afternoon, after calls at around 16:40.
It is not known if there are any casualties as yet but there are fears that two people may have died in the crash.
Witnesses have said they saw a plane flying extremely low over Felpham and Boxgrove earlier this afternoon.
They urge people to continue to avoid the area as emergency services work at the scene.
New Road has been closed to traffic.
This is a breaking story. We will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available to our News Team.
Our crew from @ChichesterFire and the @WSFRS_TRU were in attendance at this incident this afternoon.
— West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (@WestSussexFire) June 30, 2021
We would urge people to continue to avoid the area for the time being to allow emergency service staff to work safely. https://t.co/iaoQXsvrWo
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