WARNING: SHOCKING CONTENT – Images & video of the aircraft crash wreckage that claimed 2 lives
The below images and video material were taken with the permission of the police at the scene, after the bodies had been removed from the plane by forensics.
Disclaimer: The Middelburg Observer has included images and video material of this afternoon’s aircraft wreckage to accurately inform our readers about the severity of the event. No human remains are shown, however, the content may be distressing to sensitive readers.
This afternoon, two people tragically lost their lives in an aircraft crash at the Middelburg Airfield.
The plane involved in the crash, which took place between 15:00-15:30 today, is believed to have been a Rans S-10 Sakota.
The Middelburg Observer has been told that a family member of the victims travelled to the site of the accident to identify the remains.
However, because of the severity of the injuries, more time is needed to definitively confirm the identities of the two individuals inside the aircraft.
Thus, the Observer will refrain from stating the names of the deceased until the paper has spoken with the victims’ family.
We also ask the public not to speculate out of respect to the loved ones dealing with this traumatic event.
A Middelburg Observer journalist also spoke with Cobus Peens, Chairman of the Middelburg Aero Club.
“Myself and everyone at the Aero Club offer our heartfelt sympathies to the family of those who lost their lives. Although not members of the Middelburg Aero Club, they (the deceased) planned to become affiliated and made use of our facilities to store their aircraft.”
Peens further stated that Mayday-SA, a ‘group of volunteers offering a confidential and compassionate support network to South African aviation licence holders’, has offered their services to the family of the victims, as well as everyone who attended the scene.
The below images and video material were taken with the permission of the police at the scene, after the bodies had been removed from the plane by forensics.
@middelburgobserver WARNING: SHOCKING CONTENT – Video material of the aircraft crash wreckage at the Middelburg Airfield that claimed 2 lives Disclaimer: The Middelburg Observer has included images and video material of this afternoon’s aircraft wreckage to accurately inform our readers about the severity of the event. No human remains are shown, however, the content may be distressing to sensitive readers.
