A light aircraft crashed and killed a man in his 60s this morning, January 27, outside Ermelo.
According to Captain Carla Prinsloo, spokesperson for the Ermelo police, the accident occurred at about 07:00, shortly after the pilot had taken off.
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The South African Civil Aviation Authority has been notified and the SAPS is investigating the incident.
“Preliminary information indicates that the pilot was under way from Bethlehem [Free State] to Malawi,” Prinsloo said.
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Mpumalanga News will update its readers when more information becomes available.
The original story appeared in Highvelder.
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