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One dead and one critically injured in Torquay skydiving crash in Victoria

Ambulance Victoria says one man has been flown to the Alfred Hospital.   (ABC News)

A person has died and a second person has life-threatening injuries following a skydiving crash in Torquay on Friday afternoon.

Paramedics say the pair were doing a tandem jump when they got into difficulty and crash-landed in a paddock on Fischer Street shortly before 1:00pm on Friday.

One person died at the scene while a man believed to be in his 50s has been flown to The Alfred hospital in a critical condition.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

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