Collision reported in SE Queensland

[FullOppositeRudder]

Early reports suggest a glider and tow aircraft were involved with two fatalities ...

https://7news.com.au/news/qld/two-light-aircraft-collide-mid-air-in-queensland-sparking-fears-for-occupants-c-8805450

https://www.9news.com.au/national/fatal-aircraft-mid-air-crash-queensland-gympie-kybong/e32ae0b9-225f-4fad-9a98-131bee6f97ee

[ATC Watcher]

Abrupt curved maneuver after tow release has caused many similar collisions in the past .. Not saying this is what happened here , but it is the first thing that comes to my mind when seeing this. RIP to both ...:(

[megan]

From one of the links.He said the glider left the local gliding club but at this stage police are not sure where the ultra-light aircraft came from.
"At this stage we're not sure where the ultra-light came from, whether it took off from here or took off from somewhere else and was coming here," Inskip said.

[FullOppositeRudder]

Parallel thread on the same accident being covered here:

https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/649739-midair-near-gympie-qld.html

Suggest this one perhaps be deleted?