Five dead after Victoria's 'worst civil aviation accident in decades

Five people have been killed when a plane crashed into a shopping centre near Melbourne's Essendon Airport. The commuter plane, bound for King Island in the Bass Strait, got into trouble just after take-off, with the pilot issuing mayday calls. It crashed into the back of a large shopping centre that borders the airport, killing all on board.

Image of Max Quartermain, operator of Corporate and Leisure Aviation (Supplied) Source: Supplied

Michelle chen reports