Latest on this sad and almost certainly avoidable event:
The pilot of a light aircraft was killed when his plane crashed into a house north of Durban on Friday afternoon. Witnesses at Sgodiphola, 40km north of Tongaat on the R614 road to Greytown, said the plane was already in flames before it hit the house in foggy weather. The house and the plane went up in flames on impact, killing the pilot instantly. Details of the pilot have not been released yet, and occupants of the house were not home. It is believed that the aircraft took off from Virginia airport in Durban. Emergency services raced to the scene from as far field as Durban, 70km away. There was initial confusion as to the location of the crash with numerous emergency vehicles initially racing towards Ndwedwe. The police air wing and GPS navigation systems were used to locate the crash scene. All that was left of the plane was the tail of the plane, the burnt out engine and the tip of one of the plane's wings. It was not immediately known what type of aircraft it was. Civil Aviation authorities were expected to visit the crash scene on Saturday.