Two light planes have collided near The Oaks, in the city’s outer south-west.
Two light planes are understood to have collided and crashed before midday on Saturday at Belimbla Park near The Oaks, in Sydney’s outer south-west.The site of a light plane crash in Belimbla Park on Saturday.The crash sites are near two flying schools, Sydney Recreational Flying Club and Dave’s Flying School, both in The Oaks. However, it was unknown whether the planes were associated with either of these schools.
NSW Police, Fire and Rescue and NSW Ambulance were attending the scene, with at least two fire trucks and several ambulances present. Witness Bernadette Elliot, 48, said she watched from a nearby property as one of the planes nosedived into the bushland in Belimbla Park. She recalled hearing a “popping sound like a firecracker” and saw smoke come from a yellow and black plane before it crashed.
Elliot said she also saw a man suspended from a bright-green parachute in the air close to where the planes crashed. She described the whole scene as “shocking”.An investigation into the cause of the crash will be undertaken by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau .The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights.
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