Four men were killed when their light aircraft crashed into a bus depot in Germiston on Sunday, East Rand police said.
Police spokesperson Sergeant Zithini Dlamini said the single engine Cessna Centurion crashed at the Marcopolo bus depot near the Rand airport at about 12.20pm.
The pilot, Robert Guy Fletcher (55), John McKenzie and Richard Willus, also 55-years-old, and Nicholas Paumgarten (23) were killed in the crash. The men and their dog died instantly.
Dlamini said the men were returning from a weekend hunting trip. It appeared the six-passenger aircraft experienced engine trouble as it was making a final approach for landing at the airport.
After narrowly missing a busy highway, as well as numerous buildings, the aircraft’s wing hit the roof of two busses. Wreckage lay strewn for more than 20 metres. No one was injured on the ground.
Dlamini said police found nine hunting rifles and some wild geese inside the aircraft. – Sapa