Plane crash claims 6 lives at Zimbabwean mining company-owned site

Aircraft involved in the crash is believed to have been a Cessna small plane

A small plane owned by a mining company crashed in Zimbabwe on Friday and aviation authorities said preliminary reports indicated that all six people on board were killed.

The plane belonged to Zimbabwe's RioZim Limited, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe director Elijah Chingosho said. It crashed near the Murowa Diamonds mine, in southwestern Zimbabwe, which is partly owned by RioZim.

186,000 MIGRANTS, REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED IN SOUTHERN EUROPE IN 2023, UN SAYS

plane crash claims 6 lives at zimbabwean mining company owned site

A small plane crashed in Zimbabwe and authorities suspect that all six people on board are dead.  (Fox News)

Chingosho said police would provide more details of the crash, including the names of the dead, after their families had been informed.

Local media reported that the plane was a Cessna small aircraft.

RioZim was previously part of the British-Australian mining group Rio Tinto but is now wholly Zimbabwe-owned.

via FoxNews September 29th 2023