Missing Aircraft in KZN: All Three Passengers Confirmed Dead
- A light aircraft departed Durban's Virginia Airport on Sunday afternoon but went missing en route to Ladysmith, prompting a search.
- The plane was monitored over Ladysmith as it traveled southbound towards Pietermaritzburg or Greytown but failed to arrive at its intended location.
- Authorities found the wreckage on Monday with all three occupants, including a student pilot, confirmed deceased in what appeared to be a crash in sugar cane fields.
- Siboniso Duma, the MEC for Transport in KwaZulu-Natal, expressed sympathy to the families affected and confirmed that the investigation into the crash will be led by the South African Police Service alongside the Civil Aviation Authority.
- Authorities are actively investigating the incident, collaborating with relevant emergency response teams, while offering support to the grieving families during this difficult period.
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