Critical injuries in Qld beach plane crash

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A light plane carrying two people has crashed on a beach north of Mackay in regional Queensland leaving one with critical injuries.

Paramedics are on the scene and a rescue helicopter was dispatched following the crash just after 8am at Ball Bay, about 50km north of Mackay.

A second person is in a stable condition with a head injury, Queensland Ambulance Service said on Friday.

Police and fire and emergency services are also on scene. 

The incident follows the death of four people in a light plane crash north of Brisbane less than a week ago.

AAP