Nine unhurt as small plane crash-lands

LUCKY ESCAPE: Eight people have walked away unhurt after a small plane crashlanded at Perth Airport early today, forced to touch down without landing gear. Picture: Kerris Berington Source: PerthNow

LUCKY ESCAPE: Eight people have walked away unhurt after a small plane crashlanded at Perth Airport early today, forced to touch down without landing gear. Picture: Kerris Berington Source: PerthNow

LUCKY ESCAPE: Eight people have walked away unhurt after a small plane crashlanded at Perth Airport early today, forced to touch down without landing gear. Picture: Kerris Berington Source: PerthNow

NINE people have escaped uninjured from a light aircraft which crash-landed at Perth Airport early this morning.

The small plane had to abort its take-off and crashed on to the main runway at 6.02am after two main gear tyres blew.

There were nine passengers on board and no one was injured.

A spokeswoman for Perth Airport said operations were continuing as normal, with no delays to other flights.

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Truck fire sparks small blaze, road closure

HAZARD: A truckfire on Toodyay Road, Red Hill, east of the city, is causing traffic problems. Source: PerthNow

FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a truck fire on Toodyay Road in Red Hill, in Perth's northeast.

The truck caught fire about 10.15am and six fire crews, including two volunteer crews, have worked to get the blaze under control by 10.40am.

The fire spread to nearby scrub before being brought under control and the truck possibly has a ruptured fuel tank.

Police have been called to help with traffic control in the area.

North Bannister: Truck loses trailer

At 11am another truck in North Bannister, about 100km southeast of Perth, lost its trailer on Albany Highway at the North Bannister and Wandering Road junction.

Debris is on the road but there are no reported injuries.
 

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