A 30-year-old pilot died and another person was injured when a light aircraft crashed in Huhudi near Vryburg.
North West Police spokesperson Sam Tselanyane said the Piper plane crashed between two houses on Isaac Peloeng street on Sunday afternoon.
He says it is alleged that the aircraft was flying from Vryburg to Pretoria when it crashed.
The cause of the crash is unknown at this stage and will be investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Tselanyane says the families of the two houses affected were requested to vacate their homes for safety reasons until the wreckage is removed.
Police were investigating a case of culpable homicide and another charge related to the Aviation Act.
The name of the deceased pilot has not yet been released.
- African News Agency (ANA)
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