Sunday morning, January 15, 2023, a light aircraft carrying three individuals crashed in Nasrec, Gauteng, South Africa.
Emergency services report that Emer-G-Med paramedics and many other emergency services arrived to the incident.
Kyle van Reenen, a representative for Emer-G-Med, stated that according to air traffic control, there were only three persons on board, and they all perished.
“The South African Police Service (SAPS) is present and, in conjunction with Civil Aviation Authorities, will conduct the necessary investigation,” stated van Reenen.
In a separate tragedy that sent shockwaves, five passengers aboard a crashed SAPS aircraft at Rand Airport in Gauteng were killed.
According to sources on the scene, a second person had significant injuries and was flown to a neighboring hospital.
Tuesday afternoon, a SAPS Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter crashed shortly after taking off from Rand Airport.
Colonel Athlenda Mathe, a police spokeswoman, confirmed that one of their fixed-wing aircraft crashed at the Rand Airport in Gauteng around 14:30 today.
“Five passengers and the pilot were onboard. All five passengers have tragically perished. The pilot is in serious condition and has been transported to a neighboring hospital for additional treatment. “Authorities have arrived to determine the cause of the accident.”
Two young pilots were killed earlier in 2022 when their aircraft crashed on a property in Kinkelbos. In June, Sudanese national Oyit Ajack, 33, and Malawian national Bhadresh Kadiwar, 25, were killed instantly when their light aircraft crashed on a property in Kinklebos.
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