Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field in Devon

A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field in Devon, police have said.Emergency services are at the scene of the incident at Sourton Down, near Okehampton. Several road closures are in place around the A386 and A30 Sourton Cross slip and services area.A Devon-and-cornwall-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="9597" data-entity-type="organization">Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: “The incident is ongoing and we will share more updates as we have them. The Ministry of Defence have confirmed it was a Royal Navy helicopter.”There are a number of naval bases near the crash site, which is on the edge of Dartmoor. HMNB Devonport in Plymouth, on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, is the largest naval base in western Europe. Other nearby bases include RM Tamar, CTCRM Lympstone and BRNC Dartmouth.It is not known what type of helicopter was involved in the crash but the two primary helicopter types used by the Royal Navy are the Merlin and the Wildcat.In a brief statement, the MoD said: “Emergency services are at the scene after a crash involving a helicopter in a field at Sourton Down. The incident is ongoing and we will share more updates as we have them.”