Man killed in aircraft crash in NSW s Hunter Valley
Emergency crews at the scene of the fatal aircraft crash.
One man was has died and a second man is critically injured after an aircraft crash in the NSW Hunter Valley region yesterday.
The crash, which is believed to have involved a gyrocopter, happened at a property Goorangoola, about 35km north-west of Singleton just after 1pm.
Crews from the Rural Fire Service, police, ambulance and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter all rushed to the scene.
Police officers found the body of a 40-year-old man, who was a passenger on the aircraft.
The 46-year-old pilot was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics, before being airlifted to the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney in a critical condition.
One man is dead and a second man is fighting for life after an aircraft crash in the Hunter Valley.
Emergency services were called to a property on Old Goorangoola Road, Goorangoola, about 35km north-west of Singleton, shortly after 1pm on Sunday to reports a recreational light aircraft had crashed.
On arrival, police found the body of a 40-year-old man, who was a passenger on the plane.
Emergency services were called to a property on Old Goorangoola Road (pictured) on Sunday to reports a light aircraft had crashed
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