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| Two killed in Portugal beach crash | Two killed in Portugal beach crash |
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| A man and a child have been killed after a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a beach in Portugal. | |
| Local media reports say the incident took place in Caparica in Almada, south-west of Lisbon. | |
| News channel SIC Noticias said the dead were a 30-year-old man and a girl. | |
| The Diario de Noticias newspaper said the plane's crew were unharmed and were being interviewed by authorities. | |
| The newspaper quoted an eyewitness, who said the plane had been flying at a low altitude over the beach, although he did not realise anything was wrong until other beachgoers began running. | |
| Other reports said the victims had been sunbathing when the plane made its emergency landing. | |
| The Associated Press news agency said the dead girl was with her parents, who were unhurt, quoting witnesses from local television broadcasts. | |
| Video footage from the scene carried by local broadcasters showed a small recreational plane parked on the sand, apparently intact and surrounded by beachgoers and emergency workers. |