Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they attending the scene of a light aircraft crash in Littleborough near Rochdale.
The Cirrus SR20 is understood to have departed Birmingham earlier this morning before coming down around 11am this morning.
The aircraft carries a ballistic recovery system known as CAPS and that appears to have been deployed in the incident but images on social media show the parachute caught in power lines.
Two people were onboard at the time of the accident and police have now confirmed the bodies of two men have been recovered.
In an earlier statement, Greater Manchester Police said: “We are currently in attendance to establish the full circumstances and assess any casualties” adding “A scene is in place while emergency service workers conduct their enquiries and people are asked to avoid the area as this work is carried out.”
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will now carry out an investigation into the cause of the accident.