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A light aircraft on Tuesday, exploded in a “massive fireball” with police disclosing none of the five people aboard survived as it smashed into a shopping centre near the Australian city of Melbourne.

The Beechcraft plane veered just after take-off into the shopping centre, that was still closed, next to Essendon Fields airport.

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The light aircraft crashed just after 9am local time today moments after taking off from Essendon Airport.

Pilot Max Quartermain, 63, reported a “catastrophic engine failure” moments before the plane crashed into a storage area at the rear of the shopping centre, police said.

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The West Australian’s aviation editor, Geoffrey Thomas told the channel the plane appeared to have lost power in its left-hand engine, causing it to stall.

He said it was not fully loaded – carrying five people and golf buggies – and had enough fuel for its journey.

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The four passengers were a group of American golfers playing their way around the world on the trip of a lifetime, news.com.au reports.

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CRD – thesun.co.uk

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