Three people have been killed in a plane crash in NSW.
The plane burst into flames as it crashed at Shellharbour Airport in Albion Park Rail, about 20-minutes south of Wollongong, just after 10am on Saturday.
It crashed shortly after take-off, NSW Police said.
It is understood the plane was privately owned and had been heading to Bathurst.
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Fire and Rescue have now extinguished the fire, and investigations into the crash are ongoing.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been notified.
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