Devon Park: Two dead after light plane crashes in southeastern Queensland
Two men have died following a plane crash in southeastern Queensland.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on Oakey Cooyar Road around 3.10pm on Sunday afternoon after a twin turboprop Reims Cessna F406 aircraft crashed into a grass area at Devon Park, west of Toowoomba.
Two men believed to have been onboard the aircraft died in the crash, police said, with investigators saying forensic testing was ongoing to identify them.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“There was a very large fireball and Queensland Fire Department did attend and extinguished the fire,” Toowoomba District duty officer Senior Sergeant Matt Forbes told the Courier Mail.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it would transport the recovered aircraft wreckage to its technical facilities in Canberra for further study.
It urged anyone with video footage of the light plane, at any phase of the flight or in the immediate aftermath of the crash, to contact the ATSB.
- With AAP
