By RNZ
A witness to a crash at an Australian airshow says the entire crowd was stunned into silence after seeing a plane hit the ground in what appeared to be an uncontrolled nosedive.
The ABC is reporting the pilot and sole occupant has been seriously injured in the crash at the Avalon International Airshow near Melbourne on Friday afternoon.
It reports emergency services were called after a plane lost control while conducting a demonstration and crashed into the tarmac.
BREAKING: Grave fears are held for a pilot at the Avalon Airshow, after a crash during a stunt gone wrong. https://t.co/5zYfOfGqUb @bethan_yeoman #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/P30CSsmaxy
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