A pilot and two passengers have died after a plane crashed into a paddock and caught alight.
Emergency services were called to the crash in Tinamba West in Victoria’s East Gippsland on Saturday afternoon.
Police were told the aircraft was circling the area before it crashed and set on fire.
The pilot and two passengers, who were the only occupants onboard and are yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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