Nov 5, 2023, 12:00 PM

Pilot dies following light plane crash in Australia

Pilot dies following light plane crash in Australia

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – A pilot died and a passenger was injured after a light plane crashed in the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday morning, according to the local police.

At about 7:15 a.m. local time, a gyrocopter plunged to the ground at a private property on Snipey Road in Goulburn Weir, located about 145 km north of Melbourne, Xinhua reported.

Victoria Police confirmed in a statement that there were two people on board.

"The yet-to-be-formally identified pilot died at the scene and his passenger was airlifted to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries," the police said.

At the current stage, the exact cause of the crash is yet to be determined.

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