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Six dead in PNG plane crash

Posted 31 December 2009, 16:44 AEST

Six people have been killed in Papua New Guinea when a Cessna light aircraft crashed in the Sarawaget mountain ranges in Morobe province.

The pilot, Richard Leah, managed to survive, although he has severe third degree burns and has been evacuated to Australia for medical attention.

Presenter: Firmin Nanol

Speaker: Nicholas Leahy, son of pilot Richard Leahy; Morobe Provincial Police Commander Peter Guinness

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