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Plane crash in eastern Congo kills three

A small plane crashed shortly after take-off in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, killing all three people on board, the region’s governor said.

The plane was carrying two pilots and a passenger when it crashed near Kavumu airport, which serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.

First responders in fluorescent bibs picked through the crumpled wreckage in the middle of a large field, according to a Reuters witness at the crash site.

“I confirm the crash. There were three people on board who all died,” South Kivu Governor Theo Kasi told Reuters.

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Air accidents are common in eastern Congo. At least 27 people were killed in 2019 when a small plane crashed into a densely populated part of Goma in North Kivu.

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By The African Mirror

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