Royal Navy helicopter crashes into a field in Devon

The helicopter plunged in Devon today outside Okehampton (Picture: Google Maps)

A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field in rural Devon, with several roads cordoned off after the accident.

The emergency services were alerted to a crash involving a helicopter in Sourton Down outside Okehampton today.

It was not immediately clear who was flying the helicopter before Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed it belongs to the Royal Navy.

The scene has been sealed off, forcing the A386 and the A30 to Sourton Cross and the service station to close.

Devon and Cornwall Police said:...