A recently married Liverpool couple who were killed when two helicopters collided on Australia’s Gold Coast have been named as Ron and Diane Hughes.

The couple, aged 65 and 57, had been visiting family in Queensland when they boarded one of the helicopters for an excursion near the popular Sea World theme park on Monday.

Venessa Tadros, a mother from Sydney who was believed to be related to the couple, also died in the crash. Her 10-year-old son remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Their pilot was also killed. He was named as Ash Jenkinson, a married father who was also reportedly from the UK.

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