BREAKING NEWS Two dead in horrific light plane crash
Emergency crews were called to Oakey Airport, north of Toowoomba, where the plane went down in a farmer's paddock near the airstrip.
The incident has triggered an investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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