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Five killed as police aircraft crashes in Germiston

A SAPS fixed wing aircraft similar to the one that crashed in Germiston

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Five people have been killed in a light police aircraft crash at the Rand Airport in Germiston.

Six people, including the pilot, were on board the SAPS PC-6 Turbo Porter aircraft when it crashed shortly after take-off.

Police spokesperson, Colonel Athlenda Mathe, confirmed that one of its fixed-wing aircraft had gone down at Rand Airport in Gauteng.

She said all five passengers were killed while the critically injured pilot was rushed to a nearby hospital for further medical care.

Colonel Mathe said authorities had rushed to the scene to establish the cause of the accident.

The names of the deceased and the injured pilot will be released once their next of kin have been informed.