Plane crashes near Johannesburg, three dead

A map showing where Lanseria Airport is located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

What you need to know:

  • Lanseria is the country's second-largest airport after Oliver Tambo and hosts mainly internal flights.

JOHANNESBURG, Monday

A light aircraft has crashed at Lanseria airport in South Africa, killing all three people aboard, an official said.

"A light aircraft has come down and there were three fatalities," said Mike Christoph, operations manager at Lanseria.

Lanseria is the country's second-largest airport after Oliver Tambo and hosts mainly internal flights.

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