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The victims are said to be aged 56 and eight. They are not believed to be related. The drama happened at Sao Joao beach on Portugal’s Costa de Caparica coastline near Jose Mourinho’s home city of Setubal. The plane that made the emergency landing has been described as a light aircraft.

EPA Portugal plane crash - two dead after emergency landing

The aircraft that landed in emergency is a two-seater Cessna 152, which belonged to the Torres Vedras air club. It was built in 1978 and has a cruising speed of around 90mph. Lusa Commander Pedro Coelho Dias, a spokesman for the Maritime Authority National (AMN) said: "We have confirmation that two people who were picked up by the plane and died on the spot. The victims are a man and a child, eight years old.” He added: “Naturally there were a lot of people on the beach at the time and this incident could have caused many deaths and many injuries.”

Sao Joao beach plane crash: Pictures from the scene Wed, August 2, 2017 A man and a young girl have been killed after a plane made an emergency landing on a Portuguese beach Play slideshow EPA 1 of 11 Plane landed on the beach of Sao Joao on the Costa de Caparica

There are no more injuries. According to the same source, the plane’s two crew male members were unharmed and have been arrested and are currently being questioned by the authorities. One of the two men involved was having flying lessons.

EPA Portugal plane crash - sunbathers watch on as emergency services gather after the crash

EPA Police say two people died after a plane made an emergency landing on a beach in Portugal

Their nationalities were not immediately known. It is not yet clear if the man killed was the father of the child or not. The tragedy happened on a stretch of the beach near to the Bicho d’Agua and Leblon restaurants. The tourist hotspot is around 10 miles to the south of the country’s capital Lisbon. At the scene are four ambulances, a support vehicle and 13 police cars and 30 Maritime Police.

NA Portugal plane crash two dead after an emergency landing