[Centurion 14 December 2011 18:50]
Two men have been killed and another 3 have sustained slight injuries after a small plane allegedly crash landed on the R55 outside of the raceway in Centurion.
The plane is believed to have been from the training school nearby and the reason for the alleged need to perform and emergency landing will need to be investigated by the appropriate authorities. When paramedics arrived, the small aircraft was in pieces and the plane had also crashed into a hatchback that had been traveling on the road at the time. Sadly both of the occupants of the plane were deceased upon arrival of paramedics as they had already succumbed to the extensive injuries that they had sustained. There was nothing further that could be done for them.
The three men who were in the hatchback suffered only minor injuries and after thorough assessment by paramedics, they decided that they would leave the scene with private transport and would see further medical attention at a later stage if it was necessary.
The Centurion bound lane will remain closed while investigations are underway, and the Pretoria bound carriageway is contested with traffic as motorists look at the wreckage.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24