The plane falls in the middle of the road and explodes, the pilot dies

A light plane crashed Friday in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. As a result, the pilot driving the vehicle is left dead while his assistant is hurt.

Shortly after the impact with the ground, the vehicle has been set on fire, and a column of smoke has risen into the air.

According to local authorities, the plane has fallen about a mile off the track and damaged several electrical cables in the residential area.

He was a motorcycle, of the type “Cesna 172”. The management for transport safety has launched an investigation into the causes of the incident.