from www.abc.net.au/news
Plane crashes into backyard in Melbourne suburb
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There are reports a plane has crashed at Cheltenham, in Melbourne's south-east.
Police say a plane has come down in a property near the corner of Dandenong and Warrigal Roads.
Police have not yet reached the scene but there are reports the pilot of the Cessna has been killed.
From ninemsn:
One dead in Melbourne small plane crash13:16 AEST Wed Aug 27 20087 minutes agoVIEWS: 0| FLOCKS: 0| 0 comments so farOne person has been killed in a small plane crash in Melbourne's south-east.
A police spokeswoman told AAP it was believed two light aircraft clipped each other mid-air as they flew over the beachside suburb of Cheltenham.
One plane landed safely nearby.
The other crashed into the backyard of a house on Lorna Street, killing one person on board, the police spokeswoman said.
The police spokeswoman said all students at a primary school at the end of the road were safe and well.
Cheltenham East Primary School has been locked down and police are in attendance.
It's not known at this stage if anyone was in the house at the time the plane landed in its backyard.
Last edited by Horatio Leafblower; 27th Aug 2008 at 03:24.