Two aircraft have collided mid-air and crashed - killing both of the pilots.
The crash took place in Queensland, Australia, on Wednesday afternoon and police are investigating what caused the fatal accident.
“We’ve got two scenes in a paddock nearby, they are approximately 200 metres apart and spread across a bit of a distance,” Queensland police inspector Brad Inskip said on Wednesday.
Police confirmed that an 80-year-old man and a 77-year-old man died in the incident in Kybong, south of Gympie.
“The evidence is pointing towards the fact that each aircraft likely had a single male occupant and both males are deceased,” said Inspector Brad Inskip.
He continued: "We will be looking into the possibility that there was a collision mid-air, but it’s very early days and we’re really not sure.”
A man who lives on a neighbouring property witnessed the incident and told 7News: "We were sitting on the verandah having a cuppa, and we heard a big bang."
He said they looked up and saw white bits of the planes falling out of the sky.
“This is a tragic incident, and quite a graphic scene left there for all the emergency services," Mr Inskip continued.
“It’s a terrible scene, terrible incident, terrible for the family and obviously those involved."
The glider left from a local gliding club, but it is unknown whether the ultralight aircraft also came from the same destination.
Mr Inskip said it is a small regional gliding club, where everyone knows everyone, "so this is going to hit the community very hard”.
Police are preparing a report for the coroner, while transport authorities will also investigate.
Last week, three people died in a light plane crash in Queensland.
The radar shows the plane rapidly dropped from 2000 to 500ft before it crashed into the ground, splintering on impact.
Queensland Police said early information indicated the aircraft was due to land but never arrived and disappeared in the Somerset region, sparking a police search.
“The aircraft was located during an aerial search and all three occupants were pronounced deceased at the scene,” police said in a statement.
In August, three people died in a plane crash in bushland near Lake Wivenhoe, west of Brisbane, Australia.
The Cessna aircraft was reported missing after failing to return from a flight.
"The aircraft departed Dalby at 10 am and was due to land at Archerfield at 2pm,” Queensland police said.
They continued: "The aircraft was located [at Fernvale] during an aerial search and all three occupants were pronounced deceased at the scene.”
