A tragic scene played out in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC when three victims onboard a small plane died in a crash shortly after take-off on Wednesday, June 16.
A statement after the crash b y the region’s governor revealed that the plane was carrying two pilots and a passenger when it crashed near Kavumu airport, which serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.
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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.
