10:08 am today

Three dead in light plane crash in Victoria, Australia

10:08 am today
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 29th October 2019 : View of the australian Police sign against a blue sky located outside a police station in Greenslopes, Brisbane, Australia

The plane was circling the area before it crashed and burst into flames, police said. Photo: 123RF

Three people have died in a plane crash in Victoria's east.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said emergency services were called to reports a small plane had crashed in a paddock near Hayfield-Upper Maffra Road in Tinamba West about 5.45pm on Saturday.

They said the plane was circling the area before it crashed and burst into flames.

The three people on board - a pilot and two passengers who are yet to be formally identified - died at the scene.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

- ABC News

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