Two die after plane bound for Brisbane crashes
The aircraft reportedly came down onto a property near Oakey, about 20 kilometres north-west of Toowoomba, about 3.10pm on Sunday.
Two bodies were pulled from the wreckage.
The twin-propeller plane – a twin turboprop Reims Cessna F406 – was travelling from Warwick to Brisbane, before it was diverted to Oakey.
Footage captured by Nine News suggested the aircraft went up in flames after crashing.
'Forensic testing to identify [the bodies] is under way,' Queensland police said.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it would transport the recovered aircraft wreckage to its technical facilities in Canberra for further study.
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