Plane Crash: Rail Chaos Feared
Police have confirmed two deaths, including that of 59-year-old pilot Alan Matthews, and are expected to announce a third today.
The Piper Cherokee aircraft crashed in Little Haywood in Staffordshire just before midday on Friday, hitting overhead power lines.
The West Coast Mainline remains severely restricted as all rail services between Rugby and Stafford are suspended.
Police said the railway is unlikely to be fully repaired this weekend, as commuters fear that Monday rush hour may be affected.
Residents in Little Haywood described seeing the small white plane plough into the ground at a fork between two major railway lines.
Local resident Derek Higgott, 49, who lives in nearby Back Lane, said it plummeted to the ground "like a stunt plane".
He said: "I was working in my garden. We've got a raised gazebo so I was up on the steps.
"I heard the plane, I looked up, and suddenly it just turned and went straight down like a stunt plane.
"There was a huge thud and black smoke. You could feel the vibration from it and a huge flock of birds all took off."
Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene but there were unable to help the victims.
-Yahoo.