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Two killed in Portugal beach crash Two killed in Portugal beach plane 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.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. Authorities said the incident took place on Sao Joao beach in Caparica, south-west of Lisbon.
News channel SIC Noticias said the dead were a 30-year-old man and a girl. The National Maritime Authority said a middle-aged man and a young girl died after they were unable to avoid the plane.
The Diario de Noticias newspaper said the plane's crew were unharmed and were being interviewed by authorities. The plane's only two occupants were unharmed, it added.
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. The Diario de Noticias 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.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. The Associated Press news agency said the girl who died had been with her parents, who were unhurt. The agency quoted 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. Joao Quadros, who was on the beach, tweeted photos of the aftermath, saying the plane had passed by his son by a matter of metres. There had been no noise, he said.
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. One wing seemed to be misaligned in those photos.
The cause of the emergency landing remains unclear.