Light planes crash after mid-air collision as emergency services rush to the scene at Port Phillip Bay
- Plane crashes near Victoria
- Search for sunken aircraft
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Emergency services are desperately searching for survivors of a plane that landed in the sea near Victoria.
The plane entered the water near Mount Martha, south of Melbourne, at around 1.45pm on Sunday.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the wreckage has been located, but it is not yet known if there are any survivors.
Emergency services are desperately searching the area where a light aircraft crashed and sank in the ocean near Victoria
Radio station 3AW has reported that a former military aircraft, an S-211 Viper jet, has been dumped in the water, with a pilot and passenger believed to be on board.
Debris has been found on the water where emergency services are searching.
S-211s are Italian-made fighter aircraft used primarily for Royal Australian Air Force training.
It is believed that two aircraft collided about 12km west of Mornington.
While one of the planes crashed in Port Phillip Bay, the other was able to land at Essendon airport.
Police and emergency services have gathered along the cliffs near Hearn Rd.
At least four helicopters, including police and an air ambulance, are searching the water near the crash site.
A number of water vessels, including Coast Guard and jet skis, are also participating in the search.
It is believed the crashed plane had a mid-air collision with another plane before crashing into the sea
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