Australia Plane Crash: 2 Killed As Plane Crashes Into Hangar at Parafield Airport in Adelaide; Several Hospitalised (Watch Video)
A pilot and their passenger were reportedly killed, while 11 others have been taken to the hospital with injuries, according to 7News, a local Australian media outlet.
Canberra, April 29: Two people were killed after a plane crashed into a hangar as it was trying to land in Parafield Airport in Adelaide in South Australia, causing a massive fire, local media reported. A pilot and their passenger were reportedly killed, while 11 others have been taken to the hospital with injuries, according to 7News, a local Australian media outlet.
"The immediate area has been evacuated as emergency services deal with the incident," police said in a statement. Police said another person had suffered life-threatening injuries and had been taken to hospital, while two others had serious injuries, one had minor injuries and six people had smoke inhalation. Australia: Pilot and Trainee Escape Miraculously After Piper Cherokee Training Flight Crash-Lands on Mona Vale Golf Course in Sydney; Video Surfaces.
Plane Crashes at Parafield Airport in Adelaide
"Shortly after take-off, [the plane] has tragically crashed into hangar 54 at the airport," Chief Inspector Andrew McCracken said as cited by ABC News. "Upon collision, that has obviously [caused] significant injuries and fire and damage." Australia Shocker: 12-Year-Old Girl Dies by Suicide After Being Bullied Online For Being ‘Too Beautiful’ in Aitkenvale.
Thick black smoke from the hangar has spread across the nearby area and the Metropolitan Fire Service has advised people to stay indoors. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has started an investigation into the crash, which it said involved a twin-engined Diamond DA42 aircraft.
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