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Two pilots injured as plane crashes after take off

A small plane crashed at the Rhino Park Airfield in Bronkhorstspruit on Sunday afternoon.
A small plane crashed at the Rhino Park Airfield in Bronkhorstspruit on Sunday afternoon.
Image: Emer-G-Med

Two pilots were injured after their light aircraft crashed shortly after take off at the Rhino Park Airfield in Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria, on Sunday afternoon.

Ambulance service Emer-G-Med said there was a fire in the cockpit shortly after take off.

One of the pilots required advanced life-support intervention, Emer-G-Med said.

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