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A light aircraft crashed into two homes in Salford this afternoon, leaving the pilot with 70 per cent burns to his body and his female passenger badly injured,

The pilot may have crashed into the houses after trying to land the stricken plane on a road after a catastrophic engine failure.

Greater Manchester Police were called to Newlands Avenue in Peel Green, Salford, just after 12.20pm following reports that a plane had come down on the houses.

The aircraft came down shortly after take-off from Manchester's City Airport - the former Barton Aerodrome.

Plane wreck: The twisted metal lays in a crumpled wreck outside the home

Gaping hole: Emergency services rushed to the home, which had a huge hole torn through it by the plane

Charred remains: The pilot suffered 70 per cent burns to his body after his plane was left in a smouldering heap

No one was injured in the properties that were damaged since they were unoccupied at the time of the crash.

She said: 'I had just returned from the shops and was putting my shopping away when I heard a big bang.

'The plane came down on two houses, a woman lives in one of them and her daughter lived next door.

'I ran out when I heard the noise, there was black smoke everywhere, before we knew it the street was swarming with police and fire and rescue officers. Everyone is still in a state of shock I think.

'Everyone was just standing around completely shocked.'

Ripped apart: Miraculously, no one was injured inside the wrecked properties

Wreck: Emergency services rushed to the scene which saw the plane plough into the homes

Ploughed into the home: The home's structure has been badly damaged after the plane struck the roof

Devastated: The plane smashed into these two houses and the damage to the roof and the building can be plainly seen

A police spokesman said: 'Officers attended and discovered a light aircraft had come down and collided with two properties.

'A cordon is in place and the other emergency services are also working at the scene.'

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: 'Just after 12.20pm we received reports of an incident involving a light aircraft.

'Fire crews were mobilised to Newlands Avenue in the Peel Green area of Eccles, Salford, who on their arrival discovered that a light aircraft had crashed into a house.

'At 1.20pm six fire engines were in attendance at the incident.' dailymail.co.uk