Two killed in light plane crash at Mount Beauty
Two people have died in a light plane crash in Victoria's alpine region.
The aircraft was flying over Embankment Drive when it crashed at Mount Beauty Airfield about 1.40pm today.
The crash prompted a wide-scale emergency response.
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The aircraft was flying over Embankment Drive when it crashed at Mount Beauty Airfield about 1.40pm today. Nine
"Paramedics responded with significant resources dispatched to the scene including Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedics, Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) paramedics and an air ambulance," Victoria Ambulance said in a statement.
Two people were treated at the scene but could not be saved.
Police said the pair are yet to be formally identified but are understood to be the pilot and passenger.
They were the only occupants on board, police said.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Mount Beauty is a township in north-eastern Victoria, near the Kiewa Valley and Falls Creek.
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