Two people have been taken to hospital after a light plane struck a car during a landing mishap near Lilydale Airport, north-east of Melbourne, on Tuesday afternoon.
According to 7NEWS, the incident happened just outside the airport at Yering at about 2.30pm local time, when the light aircraft came down on MacIntyre Lane and hit a car travelling on the road. The plane's occupants were able to get out of the aircraft themselves, while emergency crews helped free one person from the car.
A woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s were taken by road to Maroondah Hospital with head injuries, according to 7NEWS. Both were reported to be in a stable condition. Two other people were assessed at the scene but did not need hospital treatment.
According to 10 News, the plane struck the top of the car as it was coming in to land near the airfield. A witness told 7NEWS the man from the car appeared bloodied but "looked to be ok" as he was being tended to, while footage from the scene showed the car with a cracked windscreen and tyre marks across its bonnet.
Emergency services, including police, paramedics and the State Emergency Service, attended the scene, and the road around the airport was closed while crews worked. The cause of the landing mishap has not yet been confirmed, and aviation safety investigators are expected to examine the aircraft and the circumstances of the flight.
Lilydale Airport is a small general aviation airfield in the Yarra Valley, used mainly by light aircraft and flying schools. Further details, including what led to the aircraft coming down on the road, are expected once authorities complete their initial inquiries.