Two people are lucky to be alive after a light plane crash near Normanton Sunday afternoon.
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The plane went down after 2 pm about 10 kilometres from Normanton in the Gulf of Carpentaria region, which is about 500 kilometres north-east of Mount Isa.
Paramedics were rushing to the scene of the accident, but it was believed the two people on board have escaped with minor injuries.
The weather was mostly clear around Normanton on Sunday but it is believed the plane collided with trees near the Normanton airport.
A 30-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were transported to Normanton hospital in a stable condition.
Paramedics also transported a male patient in his 30s to Normanton Hospital with a shoulder injury following a quad bike rollover in Normanton prior to 6.30pm.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
