A plane has flipped on landing at Lizard Island, with passengers suffering a range of injuries. -PR Handout Image
A plane with 10 passengers has flipped while trying to land on a far north Queensland island.
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Those on board suffered a range of injuries, including a head wound and a broken arm, after the plane appeared to overshoot the runway at Lizard Island at about 7.30am on Monday.
Two rescue helicopters and a Royal Flying Doctor Service aircraft flew to the popular resort island, about 240km north of Cairns.
All 10 passengers including a child suffered minor injuries with a number being transported for further treatment.
"We have a stretcher patient and three mobile patients," Queensland Ambulance Service's Brina Keating said.
"The reports of injuries are we have a patient with a head injury, a minor laceration and also a report of a fractured arm.Â
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