Two die after light aircraft crashes into mountain

Two men died yesterday after their light aircraft crashed into a mountain in Co Wexford.

Two die after light aircraft crashes into mountain

The tragedy unfolded when the plane crashed into a part of the Blackstairs Mountains known as the Blackstairs Commons.

The men — one in his early 50s and the other in his mid-60s — had departed from Ballyboy Airfield in Athboy, Co Meath, heading south.

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