DRCongo: At least 5 killed in plane crash
2 also injured when plane forced to land in central part of Democratic Republic of Congo, say officials
Congo
By Pascal Mulegwa
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo
At least five people were killed in a plane crash on Friday morning in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local government official told Anadolu Agency.
The Antonov-made plane of Air Kasai that took off from the city of Tshikapa caught fire near Kamako, close to the Angolan border, said Anaclet Muswa, deputy administrator of the Tshikapa territory.
"The provisional toll is five dead and two survivors, namely the pilot and his assistant," he said, adding that the victims were "burned alive."
"It was a forced landing," Air Kasai's commercial department said without giving more details about the crash.
This is the second plane crash in the space of one month after that of a small UN carrier that crashed in Kamonia, injuring five people.
In September 2017, a military plane crashed in the capital Kinshasa, killing 12 people.
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