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Two men have been injured in what NSW Ambulance is referring to as ‘an incident involving a light plane’ at Eviron, east of Murwillumbah this morning (Friday, January 6).

The ambulance service responded to an emergency call at around 8.20 this morning.

A spokesperson told Echonetdaily a man in his 70s was treated for ‘minor injuries’ and a second man in his 30s was treated for neck pain by ambulance paramedics.

Both men were transported by road ambulance to The Tweed Hospital.

Police are investigating and a duty officer was unavailable for comment at time of writing.

 


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