10 Passengers Injured After Plane Flips During Great Barrier Reef Island Landing

This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2014, shows an aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef off the Whitsunday Islands coast, along Queensland's central coast. (Sarah Lai/AFP via Getty Images)

A plane with 10 passengers has flipped while trying to land on a far north Queensland island.

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 7.30 a.m. on Monday.

Two rescue helicopters and a Royal Flying Doctor Service aircraft flew to the popular resort island, about 240 kilometres 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.

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“All passengers are out of the aircraft.”