Man dies after Clyde North plane crash

UPDATE: A TEENAGER has died after a light plane crash in Melbourne’s southeast last week.

A light plane has crash-landed in Clyde North. Picture: Jay Town

A MAN has died after a light plane crash in Melbourne’s southeast last week.

The aircraft crashed in a paddock near Pound and Hardys roads in Clyde North about 10.40am last Thursday with two people on-board.

Both men were flown to hospital with serious injuries.

A 19-year-old Chinese national died in hospital today, while a 25-year-old Newry man remains in hospital.

“The exact cause of the crash is yet to be determined and will be investigated by Recreation Aviation Australia with assistance from police who will prepare a report for the Coroner,” a police spokeswoman said.

A man was freed after being trapped in the wreckage. Picture: Jay Town

Emergency crews had worked for more than an hour to free one man after he became trapped in the wreckage of the two-seater plane.

Paramedics and emergency crews load the man onto the air ambulance. Picture: Jay Town

The plane is operated out of Moorabbin by Learn to Fly Melbourne.

Workers at the flight school said on Thursday they were unsure what happened to cause the crash.

It’s understood smoke had been billowing from the plane and there were fears it could catch fire.

One of the occupants was flown to hospital and is fighting for life. Picture: Jay Town

The crash came amid thick fog which blanketed much of Melbourne on Thursday morning.

The plane, which was manufactured in 2011, had previously been based in Queensland but was sold to the flight school in early 2016.