Man in 30s and young boy confirmed dead after light plane crash at Lilydale in NSW

Kit plane clipped power lines before hitting ground and bursting into flames near Grafton on Tuesday morning, authorities say

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Authorities have confirmed a man in his 30s and a young boy died in a light plane crash near Grafton in northern New South Wales.

The aircraft – reportedly described by authorities as a “homemade-type plane” – crashed on a rural property at Lilydale on Tuesday at about 9am after clipping powerlines. It hit the ground next to the Clarence River and caught fire.

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