'HORRIFIC THING TO WITNESS' | Man Shares Account of Deadly Plane Crash
KELVINHAUGH, NEAR TOOWOOMBA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUL 20 – Two men died when a light plane crashed and caught fire near Toowoomba; investigators from the Forensic Crash Unit and Australian Transport Safety Bureau are examining the cause.
- On Sunday just after 3pm, a light plane crashed into a paddock in Kelvinhaugh, near Toowoomba, Queensland, killing two men.
- The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it is preparing to investigate the accident and will deploy investigators to the accident site.
- A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said four crews rushed to the scene just before 3.20pm and extinguished the blaze, while paramedics treated two people in a life-threatening condition.
- Queensland Police said the two male occupants were declared deceased at the scene, and police remain on scene assisting emergency services.
- The ATSB said investigators will seek to interview involved parties, collect flight tracking data, pilot and maintenance records, and weather information, and urged anyone with footage to contact the agency.
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Two Killed as Light Plane Crashes in Southeastern Queensland
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Two dead in Queensland plane crash
Two people have died in a plane crash in Queensland.
A small-scale aircraft landed on Sunday evening in the complex Gura Portia of Delta Dunari. A SMURD helicopter arrived shortly at the scene of the accident. Two persons were on the flight board and, despite the intervention...
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