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| Two pilots die after mid-air collision between glider and light aircraft in Queensland | Two pilots die after mid-air collision between glider and light aircraft in Queensland |
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| Sole occupants killed after two aircraft crashed in a paddock near Gympie, police say | Sole occupants killed after two aircraft crashed in a paddock near Gympie, police say |
| The sole occupants of two aircraft have died after colliding mid-air and crashing into a paddock at Kybong, near Gympie, Queensland police have said. | The sole occupants of two aircraft have died after colliding mid-air and crashing into a paddock at Kybong, near Gympie, Queensland police have said. |
| Emergency crews responded to the collision involving a glider and another light aircraft about 3pm on Wednesday. | Emergency crews responded to the collision involving a glider and another light aircraft about 3pm on Wednesday. |
| “We’ve got two scenes in a paddock nearby, they are approximately 200 metres apart and spread across a bit of a distance,” Queensland police inspector Brad Inskip said on Wednesday. | “We’ve got two scenes in a paddock nearby, they are approximately 200 metres apart and spread across a bit of a distance,” Queensland police inspector Brad Inskip said on Wednesday. |
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| “This is a tragic incident, and quite a graphic scene left there for all the emergency services.” | “This is a tragic incident, and quite a graphic scene left there for all the emergency services.” |
| Police said the pilots and sole occupants in each aircraft, an 80-year-old man from Caboolture and a 77-year-old man from Glenwood, were declared dead at the scene. | Police said the pilots and sole occupants in each aircraft, an 80-year-old man from Caboolture and a 77-year-old man from Glenwood, were declared dead at the scene. |
| The glider left from a local gliding club but it is unknown where the ultralight aircraft came from. | The glider left from a local gliding club but it is unknown where the ultralight aircraft came from. |
| “It’s a terrible scene, terrible incident, terrible for the family and obviously those involved,” Inskip said. | “It’s a terrible scene, terrible incident, terrible for the family and obviously those involved,” Inskip said. |
| “It’s a small little regional gliding club, they all know each other, so this is going to hit the community very hard.” | “It’s a small little regional gliding club, they all know each other, so this is going to hit the community very hard.” |
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| The forensic crash unit is investigating and a report will be prepared for the coroner. | The forensic crash unit is investigating and a report will be prepared for the coroner. |