Boy fights for life after parents killed in light aircraft crash

A six-year-old boy is still fighting for his life after being pulled from the wreckage of a plane crash that killed both of his parents.

Lewis Tonkinson, 50, and Sally Tonkinson, 44, (pictured above) from Alcester in Warwickshire, died when the light aircraft crashed in woodland close to Popham Airfield near Winchester, Hampshire, on Saturday afternoon.

Their son is being treated in hospital for life-threatening injuries and remains in a critical condition.

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Aviation experts told the Daily Telegraph that the pilot of the plane, believed to be the boy's father, may have been trying to make an emergency landing after flying conditions deteriorated.

The plane had taken off from Bembridge Airport on the Isle of Wight and was heading for Warwickshire when it crashed.

Paramedics, fire crews and police arrived at the scene after a walker discovered the wreckage in Blackwood forest and raised the alarm.

Both adults were pronounced dead at the scene, while their son was found unconscious but still breathing. He was flown by air ambulance to the specialist neurological unit at Southampton General Hospital.

An investigation assessment is now underway, with post mortems due to be carried out this week.A Hampshire Police spokeswoman told Portsmouth News: "Police remain at the scene whilst the AAIB carries out an assessment. It's believed the aircraft will be removed from the site later."

Lewis Tonkinson, who studied electronic engineering at the University of Warwick, married his wife in November 2013 and had celebrated his 50th birthday on New Year's Day. He was director of his own PR and advertising company, Pinnacle Marketing Communications.