Two killed after light crashes into paddock, catches alight near Toowoomba, Queensland
Early investigations indicate the aircraft crashed near Oakey Cooyar Rd at Devon Park, about two hours from Brisbane, shortly after 3pm on Sunday.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said four crews rushed to the scene just before 3.20pm and extinguished a blaze from the plane, which had caught fire.
Queensland Police said the two male occupants were declared deceased at the scene and that Forensic Crash Unit were investigating the circumstances around the incident.
They will assist investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau who confirmed on Sunday afternoon they would investigating the crash.
The ATSB identified the aircraft as a twin turboprop Reims Cessna F406, and that officers were being deployed from Brisbane and Canberra.
The investigators, who specialise in aircraft operations and maintenance, will conduct a range of 'evidence-gathering activities', including site and wreckage examination.
'Investigators will also seek to interview involved parties, and collect relevant recorded information including flight tracking data,' the ATSB said in a statement.
'As well as pilot and aircraft maintenance records, and weather information.'
Anyone with footage of the aircraft at 'any phase of the flight' or following the crash were urged to contact the ATSB.
A report will also be prepared for the information of the coroner.
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