BDF plane crashes, kills 3

BDF Casa 212. PIC BDF
BDF Casa 212. PIC BDF

A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) CASA 212 aircraft has crashed near Thebephatswana Air Base on Thursday killing three people, the BDF has conformed.

“A Botswana Defence Force CASA 212 aircraft which left Thebephatshwa Air Base for Gaborone last evening has crashed in the general area of Thebephatshwa and three fatalities have been confirmed,” said a statement released on Friday afternoon from the BDF.

The statement further said the investigations to determine the cause of the accident are currently ongoing.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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