Two folks had been injured after a light-weight plane crash in Cape Town (PHOTO: Netcare 911)
Two folks had been injured on Tuesday morning after a light-weight plane crashed on the Waste Management Plant on Botfontein Road in Kraaifontein.
The SA Civil Aviation Authority stated the plane had taken off from Cape Town International Airport earlier than it crashed.
SACAA spokesperson Sisa Majola stated the authority was knowledgeable by the Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) {that a} Piper Cherokee PA-28A plane was in an accident.
“There were two occupants onboard, both sustaining serious injuries. The aircraft also suffered substantial damage,” Majola stated.
Medical private had been on the scene (Credit: Netcare 911)
According to Majola, the AIID despatched investigators to the scene to gather proof and collect data to help in defining the dimensions and scope of the investigation.
Security firm Titanium Securitas stated once they arrived on the scene, they discovered two pilots, aged 25 and 31, exterior the plane.
One sustained critical accidents, and the opposite sustained average accidents.
Titanium spokesperson Kobus Kotze stated:
Both sufferers had been stabilised on scene by superior life help paramedics. One affected person was flown to a degree one trauma centre by Air Mercy Service (AMS), and the opposite affected person was transported by way of highway to the suitable facility.
Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk stated Kraaifontein police had been investigating.
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