Crop-dusting plane crashes, bursts into flames near Baralaba
A pilot has miraculously walked away from a plane crash west of Rockhampton before the aircraft burst into flames.
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A pilot has miraculously walked away from a plane crash about two hours south-west of Rockhampton before the aircraft burst into flames.
Paramedics were called to Duaringa Baralaba Rd about 9.20am to reports a fixed-wing plane had crashed near Barnard.
The pilot - a man in his 30s - was flying a crop-dusting plane when it crashed and flipped over.
He managed to escape with only minor injuries.
He was taken to Baralaba Multipurpose Health Service in a stable condition.
The plane, which started leaking fuel, then caught fire in the rural area.
Two Queensland Fire Department crews are at the scene trying to put the blaze out.
Queensland Police attended the scene but have since passed it onto Workplace Health and Safety.
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