Scotland plane crash: investigation launched after couple killed in light aircraft accident

A investigation has been launched after a light aircraft crashed in Scotland - killing a GP and her husband during their Easter holiday.

Doctor Margaret Ann Rous, 37, and her husband David Rous, 28, died when their Piper Cherokee plane went down on Saturday.

The couple were travelling to Dundee from their home in Newsport-on-Tay to visit relatives on the Hebridean isle of Tiree when the tragedy happened.

Dr Rous' sister Johann Maclean has since paid tribute to her in a message posted on Facebook.

Referencing the Black Eyed Peas' song Meet Me Halfway, she wrote: "Big sister, it's our song, I am going to sing this to you everyday for the rest of my life! You were my absolute rock, and I promise to meet you halfway one day! Today has been the hardest day of my life, I love you Minnie."

She also thanked friends and family for their sympathy messages.

"Thank you all for the heartfelt messages, phone calls and visits," she wrote. "We appreciate your thoughts at this heartbreaking time."

The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has been dispatched to Oban, Argyll and Bute, following the crash.

Searchers discovered the wreckage on Saturday night after radar contact with the aircraft was lost earlier in the day.

The loss of contact had prompted a multi-emergency response involving the police, ambulance service and the coastguard.