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A man and three children are thought to have died in a horror light plane crash near Canberra on October 6, Report informs referring to Daily Mail.
NSW Police have confirmed that four people were killed when the plane crashed and caught alight near Lake George in the NSW Tablelands sometime before 3 p.m. on Friday.
“Initial inquiries indicate the Cirrus SR22 aircraft took off from Canberra Airport about 2.30 pm and was traveling to Armidale with four people – a man and three children – believed to be on board at the time,” NSW Police said in a statement.
“They are yet to be formally identified. A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.”
Police Superintendent Cath Bradbury earlier said there were no survivors following the crash.
“When police arrived with RFS services there was a small grass fire and obviously a catastrophic crash of a small light aircraft,” she said.
“The RFS extinguished the plane – unfortunately there are no survivors.”
Firefighting crews worked quickly to extinguish the blaze and police have established a crime scene as investigations continue.
