2 dead in light plane crash northwest of Sydney
Two men have died after a light plane crashed northwest of Sydney in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales on Friday afternoon.
The state's police force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a plane crash near a small airfield in the town of Scone, 200 km northwest of Sydney, around 1:55 p.m. on Friday.
Officers arrived and found a light plane had crashed. Two male occupants, who have not been identified, died at the scene.
Police established a crime scene and notified the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and Recreational Aviation Australia about the incident.
The ATSB said it was gathering information about the crash.

