A helicopter crashed into a field near Okehampton in Devon before dawn on Thursday, and police said the incident was still ongoing as emergency crews worked at the scene. A road closure was put in place on the A386 around 05:00 BST.
Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were dealing with the crash in the Sourton Down area, near Okehampton, and that drivers on the A386 between the A30 at Sourton Down and the A3079 Fowley Cross were affected. The closure meant traffic through a key stretch of west Devon was interrupted while crews remained on scene.
The crash is being investigated, but police have not said what caused the helicopter to come down in the field. That leaves the main question unanswered even as officers have already shut the road and kept the emergency response in place.
Police said they would share more updates as they had them, suggesting the picture could change as investigators and emergency crews assess the site. For now, the immediate impact is clear: a helicopter lies at the center of an active incident near Okehampton, and the A386 remains the route most directly affected.
