Eastern Cape - The
South African National Defence Force has denied a report that the
aircraft that crashed at the Mthatha airport, in the Eastern Cape, was
transporting former president Nelson Mandela's medical personnel.
“This
activity had no connection to the medical support that is normally
rendered to the former president… The plane was not transporting
medicine or his (Mandela's) doctors,” Brig-Gen Xolani Mabanga said on
Thursday.
He said it was not yet clear how many people were on the plane when it crash-landed at the airport on Wednesday morning.
On
Thursday, the DispatchOnline reported that 16 people, including pilots
and doctors, were taken to hospital for medical check-ups after the
SANDF military aircraft crash-landed.
Eastern Cape police said it was not clear what caused the crash, and that the aircraft had sustained some damage.
“The engine was damaged, as well as the right wing and propeller,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela.
He said an investigation would be conducted to determine the cause of the incident. - Sapa
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