AN investigation is under way after a house near St Columb Major was damaged by an item thought to have fallen from an aircraft on Wednesday night.

Police and a fire crew attended the incident at Tregaswith shortly after 5pm and no injuries were reported.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is leading on the investigation.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Just after 5pm on Wednesday, March 25, officers from Devon and Cornwall Police and colleagues from Cornwall Fire and Rescue attended a residential address near Newquay following reports of an item falling from an aircraft causing damage to the property.

“Nobody was injured as a result of this incident. An investigation has been opened and is in its early stages. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been made aware.”

A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said: “The AAIB is aware of an incident which occurred in the Newquay area. We are making enquiries to understand more about the circumstances.”