Plane crash in Congo leaves Five people burnt to death
Five people were burnt to death today after a small passenger
aircraft crashed in southern Democratic Republic of Congo near the
border with Angola.
The piston-engined Antonov 2, operated by local airline Air Kasai,
burst into flames, just after takeoff from Kamako for a flight to
Tshikapa, 150 kilometres (93 miles) away.
“The plane crashed into the bush three kilometres (two miles) from
Kamako. Only two people got out, the pilot and a passenger. They are
unable to talk. We already know that five people have died.
We will know
the final toll when the company provides us with the passenger
list” said Anacletus Muswa Kapinga Safia, the deputy territorial
administrator.
The crash is the second in a month in DR Congo’s sprawling Kasai
province. Last month, a light plane chartered by the World Food
Programme (WFP) had an accident on takeoff at Kamonia, leaving several
people injured.
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