Two people have been killed after a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a beach in Portugal.

The incident happened at Caparica, about 30km south of Lisbon.

Officials said those who died were a 50-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl.

The beach is reported to have been packed with sunbathers when the plane landed.

Reports suggest some beach-goers ran into the sea to avoid the plane.

The pilot and a passenger survived, and video of the aftermath shows angry locals confronting them.