Posted by Chinenye on Tue 10th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
A small plane has crashed into a car near an airport in Melbourne, leaving two people with head injuries.
(Plane crashed into a car. Photo by Daily Mail)
A small airplane accidentally hit a car driving near the runway at Lilydale Airportin Yering, near Melbourne.
Emergency crews were called around 2.30pm.
Paramedics checked four people at the scene.
Two of them, a woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s, were taken to Maroondah Hospital with head injuries.
Both are in stable condition.
The other two did not need further care.
The plane hit a white Volkswagen driving on a road next to the runway.
Both the plane and the car were badly damaged.
Three of the people were inside the plane and got out on their own before help arrived.
A State Emergency Service crew helped free one person from the car.
MacIntyre Lane was closed for a short time between Victoria Road and the Melba Highway.
It reopened by 4.30pm, but drivers may still face delays.