PIETERMARITZBURG – Two people were killed when a light aircraft crashed into a sugarcane field off the R614 this afternoon.
Paramedics from ER24 that arrived on the scene were flagged down by bystanders pointing to two men lying on the side of the road. Bystanders explained to paramedics that they heard a light bang and saw the aircraft that crashed into the field.
It is understood from the bystanders that they approached the plane and noticed vast amounts of fuel leaking from the aircraft, they then pulled the two occupants from the plane to the nearby road.
Both of the men were already dead when paramedics assessed them. It appears that the two men sustained multiple fatal injuries. It is not clear if the men were still alive when the bystanders pulled them from the wreckage.
The area was cordoned off by emergency services. The cause for this crash is not known and it is understood that only the two men were inside of the aircraft when it crashed.
The incident will be investigated.
Werner Vermaak
ER24