‘Sonic boom’ can be heard in central England as ‘ground shakes’ and houses rise and fall
- Hundreds of people from Leicester to Oxford heard an explosion at about 12.15pm
- Social media users said the ground was shaking and houses were being shaken
Hundreds of people have heard a loud explosion, believed to be a sonic boom in central England.
The ground reportedly shook and homes were rocked as far south as Oxford and 70 miles north of Leicester around 12:15 today.
Plane spotters on social media suggested it may have been a fighter jet responding to an air ambulance distress call calling for a medical evacuation.
This is a breaking news story. More to follow.
An air ambulance just north of Cambridge issued a 0020 distress call today for an urgent medical evacuation, following reports of a ‘sonic boom’ being heard across England
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