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| A plane has crashed into a shopping centre near Essendon airport in Melbourne. | A plane has crashed into a shopping centre near Essendon airport in Melbourne. |
| The light aircraft crashed into the DFO shopping centre at Essendon and exploded about 9am on Tuesday. | The light aircraft crashed into the DFO shopping centre at Essendon and exploded about 9am on Tuesday. |
| Victoria’s police minister has confirmed there were five people on board the plane. | Victoria’s police minister has confirmed there were five people on board the plane. |
| #BREAKING: An Air Ambulance has crashed into the DFO at Essendon. More details to come. #9News pic.twitter.com/cpYjy2p0qK | #BREAKING: An Air Ambulance has crashed into the DFO at Essendon. More details to come. #9News pic.twitter.com/cpYjy2p0qK |
| .@theheraldsun nasty stuff. I saw a yellow and red fiery ball explode then black plumes of smoke pic.twitter.com/gDTQESftMv | .@theheraldsun nasty stuff. I saw a yellow and red fiery ball explode then black plumes of smoke pic.twitter.com/gDTQESftMv |
| The explosion sent one of the aircraft wheels on to the adjacent Tullamarine Freeway, Fairfax Radio has reported, and police have closed the Tullamarine and Calder Freeways as a plume of black smoke covers the area. | The explosion sent one of the aircraft wheels on to the adjacent Tullamarine Freeway, Fairfax Radio has reported, and police have closed the Tullamarine and Calder Freeways as a plume of black smoke covers the area. |
| Witnesses on Twitter said they saw a large fireball followed by a plume of black smoke. | Witnesses on Twitter said they saw a large fireball followed by a plume of black smoke. |
| A caller to ABC Melbourne, Jason, said he was in a taxi when he looked out the window and saw what he thought was a twin-propeller plane. | |
| “I saw this plane coming in really low and fast. It went just behind the barriers so I couldn’t see the impact but when it hit the building there was a massive fireball,” he told ABC 774. | |
| “I could feel the heat through the window of the taxi, and then a wheel, it looked like a plane wheel, bounced on the road and hit the front of the taxi as we were driving along. We kept driving and there was big fireball behind us.” | |
| Hearing reports of a plane crash in Essendon? Lots of smoke to be seen. pic.twitter.com/gRkcWaLE0y | Hearing reports of a plane crash in Essendon? Lots of smoke to be seen. pic.twitter.com/gRkcWaLE0y |
| The shopping centre is on the edge of Essendon airport. It is understood the plane crashed into stores on the edge of the shopping centre, which does not open to the public until 10am. | The shopping centre is on the edge of Essendon airport. It is understood the plane crashed into stores on the edge of the shopping centre, which does not open to the public until 10am. |
| A woman who dropped her daughter off at the Spotlight store on Tuesday morning told Fairfax Radio her daughter confirmed the plane had crashed into that store and it was on fire, but that all staff were unharmed. | A woman who dropped her daughter off at the Spotlight store on Tuesday morning told Fairfax Radio her daughter confirmed the plane had crashed into that store and it was on fire, but that all staff were unharmed. |
| Authorities have not confirmed how many people were on board the plane, but the Andrews government has reportedly said it is a five-person Beechcraft charter plane on its way to King Island. | Authorities have not confirmed how many people were on board the plane, but the Andrews government has reportedly said it is a five-person Beechcraft charter plane on its way to King Island. |
| Ambulance Victoria said earlier reports that it was an air ambulance were incorrect. | Ambulance Victoria said earlier reports that it was an air ambulance were incorrect. |
| More to follow ... | More to follow ... |