No fewer than 3 people were killed in a plane crash yesterday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Africa Today News, New York reports.
According to a tweet from Radio Okapi, a United Nations-run radio station the three killed in the plane crash were two crew members and one passenger.
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The plane crash reportedly happened at Kavumu airport at around 12 noon local time.
The plane, which was leaving the Kavumu airport for Shabunda, crashed after takeoff.
Sources on the spot could not immediately ascertain what led to the fatal crash.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK