Police spokesperson, Aafje Botma, tells OFM News that the police were dispatched to the scene after reports about the crash on Thursday morning around 10:00. She says the police were informed by local farmers on the scene that one person had burnt beyond recognition in the light aircraft accident. 

Botma says the victim's identity is still unknown and the scene is currently secured by police for further investigations by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA). 

Meanwhile, the Chief Fire Officer in that area, Doctor Mosito, tells OFM News that the aircraft crashed and caught fire. The Koster Fire Department extinguished the fire.

Earlier SACAA said an aviation team has already started working on the incident, gathering more information. The SACAA spokesperson, Kabelo Ledwaba, said the Incident Investigation Division in that area in the province was notified of this incident. “The team has started the process of gathering more information on this matter. Unfortunately, that is all we are able to say at this particular moment,” he then added.

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